I always wonder about sounthern europe during the medieval Period,how are they different from northern europe architecture wise.also what matereal do common people use to make their homes in medieval southern europe, was it the same in northern europe?

Apologies in advance if this has been asked before but I know a guy who considers himself to be a "revisionist" and I was hoping to find some really good knock out point to persuade him out of it.

He's significantly more knowledgeable in WWII than I am and his main claims are that the numbers are vastly overstated and there was no actual policy of the the final solution. He also denies the existence of gas chambers.

I suspect he's primarily motivated by antisemitism but claims to be approaching it from an open minded and objective point of view. Am I just wasting my time on him? Any advice, answers, or a good resource would be a greatly appreciated.

In the show, there are references to Red serving at Guadalcanal, Okinawa, Iwo Jima, the European theater, and later in the Korean War. The show says he was 17 at enlistment.

I don't doubt there are plenty of veterans from both WWII & Korea, but would one soldier seeing so much battle be possible? 3 major pacific battles, and time in Europe, and service in Korea?

Part of me feels like the writers weren't sure what war to make him a veteran of. His WWII service was mentioned only in the first couple seasons, and in the seasons following only his service in Korea is mentioned.

I recently re-watched the HBO series Deadwood (takes place in the 1870s in the Dakota territory). There is an episode where U.S. Army General Crook brings his cavalry unit into town to rest after battling the Sioux. The show had a pretty negative portrayal of the enlisted soldiers (from a fighting readiness standpoint). They appeared to be very poorly disciplined. Some of them were trading in their equipment for alcohol, clothing, or in some cases as payment to prostitutes. Others appeared to be looking for the first opportunity to desert. Crook and his officers seemed to be having a lot of trouble holding the unit together.

My question is, how accurate is this portrayal? With the size of the postwar army cut down severely, shouldn't the Army be able to be more selective about recruiting quality volunteers?

Let's have some fun this week. :D

Next up: Just 1998 things!

I’ve seen many photos of bronze artifacts and they always have this green and brown patina which from my experience with bronze jewelry could probably be removed. Is it just a want to preserve the state they were found in? Is it that there’s not enough artifacts of this type and they might be damaged? Can we learn something about the artifact from the patina?

I can understand manufacturing not being able to make the steam turbines earlier, but the all big gun design doesn't have any technological limitations (after all, they were already making big guns before). Why did people not favour all big guns until HMS Dreadnought?

Why was the new world associated with colonialism while that never happened in say, Finland or Iceland? Or did it?

My great-grandfather (who died years before I was born) was in his 20s when the war broke out and lived in Liverpool, UK. My nana, who is mostly too young to remember the war, says that he 'just wasn't conscripted', but that doesn't really make sense in my mind. I'm not sure what his profession was but, assuming it was non-essential, is there another reason why a healthy, British, 20-year-old wouldn't have been conscripted or jailed for conscientious objection?

I've had a hunt around and can't seem to find much info on the US' reasons for pulling an Italy. Thanks!

I've read so many stories about Jews surviving the Holocaust by hiding in brilliantly crafted secret rooms. How were so many Jews able to construct these rooms? Were the Nazis really that easily fooled when searching homes?

I tried to spare you the not-see pun.

It seemed like they ate tons of proteins and fats, but not Vitamins and fiber. How did they stay healthy?

Im diving into the intricacies of the Russian revolution, and I gathered that the monarchy was abolished in the former, but the soviets were able assert full state control in the latter. Is this an over simplification?

I was watching the movie "Luther," and it got me thinking: upon the havoc Luther lead to, how did the orthodox peoples respond? Did Moscow react? Was there an upswing in converts to orthodoxy? Thanks in advance!

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One would think European legal philosophy was already past the point where it couldn't make difference between the property of an individual and an institution. Did priests really had the right to pass the property of the Church to their children through inheritance? How often did it happen anyway?