I was wondering how they could gather all these men togheter for a campaign since the roman armies always been fighting in different places at the same time and what about the population?For example the battle of Cannaes the romans had a force of 80000 men, how is this even possible?

Ever since WWII, Nazis have been one of the most popular villains in mediums ranging from books to video games. Prior to WWII, was there another person or group who was similarly and nearly universally recognized as the global "bad guy?"

Hi all, I'm having some difficulty finding a definite answer on the rank through reading. I managed to find the rank recorded in 1831 with name/rank British army deaths and wounded but nothing earlier recorded.

I would like to learn more about how the term "genocide" is applied to historical events. I just finished reading Phillip Roth's biography of Pol Pot, and I am unsure of why what the Khmer Rouge carried out is considered a genocide. Were they guilty of horrible, colossal crimes against humanity? Without a doubt. But what about their actions makes it genocide? Not a skeptic, just want to understand it all better.

So I was reading a long and found some Statics that really shocked and quite confused me. So we all know that the Estimated for Jews killed by Hitler is approx 6 Million right. But I just looked and everywhere shows me that when The Nazi's invaded Russia, they murdered 7 million Soviet Civilians as well as 3 Million Soviet Prisoners of War., as well as another 2 million civilians who died in forced labour camps sent in Germany. So if The Nazi's killed 9 Million Innocent USSR Civilians why does nobody mention that but only mention The Jewish deaths. My parents are both Russian and grew up in the U.S.S.R and I never knew any of this, all everyone knows is Hitler kills Jews. Why is this never talked about, if it was objectively worse?

To go more into detail, Edward the Confessor supposedly promised the throne to William (can't remember the date or source) and this was William claim to the English throne and reasoning for the invasion. I'm hardly educated on the subject so anything that can point out the main causes for the event is highly appreciated! (And if someone could verify Edward's promise that would also be great)

To give some context, I'm Filipino, and I was watching a documentary on how the horse was introduced and then very quickly got integrated into the Native American way of life and warfare.

It got me thinking about how that happened in the Philippines as well, or even just South East Asia in general. I know it's generalizing, but I would think a place of mostly islands and wild jungles would not lend itself well to the use of cavalry, and yet we eventually (by the 20th century), have cavalry regiments.

There's even a famous unit called the Philippine Scouts, which were a decorated American Military unit (to the detriment of casual internet research, as they're the only result I run into when I google). But the question remained on how horses and cavalry got to that point? Like, were they used in the Revolutionary Army? Or against the Americans during the Philippine-American War?

Any thoughts?

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I never even heard of this event but now that I read about it I’m shocked. It scares me because it’s quite similar to 9/11 but if it had actually suceeded it would have killed so much more people. So I was wondering, how close was it to actually suceeding and why did it not?

What did the process behind joining the Soviet Politburo look like? What were the requirements?

This might be a dumb question, but I remember my AP US History teacher mentioning addressing this question and we never got around to it, so I've always wondered. Throwing all that tea into the harbor-- did it have any effects, long term or short term, on the harbor and it's ecosystem?

So I'm wondering if you've seen examples of history books written in foreign languages that were translated into English in the modern era? I don't mean classic stuff like Caesar's Gallic Wars, but what a modern person might pick up in a bookstore.

Something like Saburo Ienaga's The Pacific War, but for any country/subject you're familiar with.

I know the Han did it, but I'm wondering how they managed to get trade routes through the himalayas and the like.

Has anyone seriously studied up on this subject?

I'm looking to build my understanding of Western schooling and education from Plato's Academy through contemporary times in a general sense. I couldn't find any books about schooling and education per se in the sidebar books/resources page (only histories of specific academic disciplines), so I figured I would ask.

(Ping /u/kugelfang52 who asked me to create a separate thread for this)

A recurring trope in various forms of anti-Soviet rhetoric is direct comparisons between the Holocaust and various Soviet crimes. I don't know how many times I've heard "Gulag" and "Auschwitz" in the same breath, and I've seen obviously frivolous comparisons even in otherwise serious works on the USSR. The implication is usually that we should understand the USSR to be just as 'evil' as Nazi Germany, whatever that means.

I'm assuming this line of rhetoric has its origin in the Cold War because, well, the chronology sort of compels it. I'm interested in both what the history of this line of rhetoric is, and whether resident specialists feel such comparisons are useful, or even ethical to make.

Thanks!

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Right now, I'm reading Teofilo Ruiz' excellent book Spain's Centuries of Crisis, where he discusses how Aragon essentially ruled eastern Spain along with Valencia and Catalonia, while emphasizing the relative independence of the three states. In another book, perhaps by Ruiz, I read how Aragon, Valencia and Catalonia were essentially one political unit with each state having semi-autonomy.

So, how did this schema work? Did the king of Aragon rule over all three with Valencia and Catalonia having their own governments to worry about local matters? Were Catalonia and Valencia essentially independent? Did Aragon have any control outside of its immediate borders?

As in for example when were languages such as French, Spanish, and Italian different from each other enough and different enough from Latin to be considered their own languages?

In more traditional wars, the U.S. promptly established military bases and stripped "defeated" nations of their global power.

Was mutually assured destruction still a fear? Why did the U.S. allow post-Soviet Russia to rebuild themselves into a global power again?

Howdy

So I recently ordered Japanese Destroyer Captain, the autobiography by Tameichi Hara, and I was wondering if anyone had other must reads about the IJN. I'm particularly interested in any books that could be considered encyclopedias on the IJN (or the USN), but I'm open to any and all suggestions right now.

Thank you for your time and have a good day