Hi historians!!

I just finished reading two books written in the 16th Century about exploration of the Americas: "Beschryvinge van Nieuw-Nederland" (Description of New Netherlands) and "Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España" (True story of the conquest of New Spain). The former describes the geography and way of life of New Netherlands in the 16th century, whereas the latter is the story of the Spanish discovery of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico.

Now, I'm looking for more books similar to these: written in the Age of Discovery by people who really experienced life in the New World.

Does anybody know any?

I'm looking for examples of people that Nazi Propaganda held up as heroes (maybe even martyrs, or at the least good examples) of Nazi values, practices and ideas. Examples from fascist Italy are also welcome, but I woulod prefer Nazi German ones.

Thanks

How did soldiers in pre-gunpowder warfare mentally deal with the nature of battle?

Due to the nature frontline hand to hand combat and siege warfare, it must have been brutal beyond comprehension. How could a human being convince themselves to throw themselves into a meat grinder like that, or to be the first guy up a siege ladder? Or being first in an infantry charge, or any other situation where death is basically guaranteed? How do you watch a dozen guys in front of you die horribly and go "oh boy it's my turn, time to make a difference!"

On the heels of a great boxing match between Canelo vs GGG, it got me thinking what made Las Vegas the premier spot for boxing events?

(Repost as it didn't get much attention last time) Anecdotally, my father -- a history major -- claimed that the British in speeches, writings and more from both public officials and the general public such as newspapers, entertained a sentiment of retaking the United States or adding them back to the British Empire. He further claims that when British military observers relayed the state of the United States armed forces at the end of the Civil War (with more than a million men under arms) that all such sentiment vanishes from the British. My own, limited, research doesn't really turn anything up on this beyond the Trent Affair. So I have three questions:

1. The titular question: Did the British ever entertain a revanchist sentiment toward the "lost" American colonies?

2. If so, when did such sentiment end and what was the cause?

3. Were there British observers of the American Civil War and what were their thoughts throughout the war?

Any suggestions for further reading on this topic would be greatly appreciated as well!

I know about women in the US Civil War, but I think there were women in the Greek army and possibly others. I'd like to be pointed to some research resources. Thanks.

Hi!

I'm student teaching this semester and I've been tasked with creating a learning station about how to read primary documents. What I'm looking for are events that may or may not be often studied in American history classes and have good examples of primary documents that the students can read and then make an attempt to tell me what happened.

I remember that in my college American History Post 1949 class, we read two memos and were asked to then tell the professor what happened. I think the two we read were "The Long Telegram" from George Kennan and another telegram from Nikolai Novikov. I remember it as one of my favorite assignments from a history class.

So the eras we're studying are US Expansion and Imperialism, the Industrial Revolution, The Great War, and the Great Depression (I'm only here eight weeks). Does anyone have any sources that would be good for this?

I could be off base here, but it seems to me that Bavaria and its adjacent regions have more in common, culturally, with Austria than they do with Protestant majority Northern Germany - especially in a historical context. Why would they - and similar South German Catholic states like Baden - choose to side with something called the "North German Federation" over their cousins and fellow Catholics in Austria?

I got into a political discussion with my mother when I was visiting for vacation. Somehow she managed to turn it toward high teen pregnancy rates. She said something about God removing his blessing on America. However I couldn't really respond because I don't know why teen pregnancy rates went so high after the 1950s. It seems from her perspective and my ignorance that kids took a leap from worrying about chewing gum in school to getting pregnant. I know this is probably not accurate, but finding a historical perspective has proven difficult. Thanks

Quoth Wikipedia, emphasis mine:

The utukku were a type of spirit in Sumerian religion that had escaped the underworld, either by their own power or by being summoned forth by a priest, such as the one appearing in the Epic of Gilgamesh. They could be either benevolent or evil. The evil utukku were called Edimmu and the good lamassu or shedu. Two of the best known edimmu were Asag (slain by Ninurta) and Alû. Though they are sometimes confused for The Seven Evil Spirits, an utukku is the raised spirit of a mortal, while The Seven were created by Anu as plague gods.

The only other source I have consulted does not make mention of Asag as the spirit of a deceased mortal, instead, he is said to be a creation of An, the city-god of Uruk. I cannot remember having ever read anywhere of his origin being anything else.

I've been trying to research whether careless editing by different authors has perhaps created this problem by leading to a failure to classify Asag as one of those "Seven Evil Spirits" mentioned in the passage as not being the spirits of the dead, but this endeavour has been thwarted by the inclination of the term being used in conspiracy theories, to the point where I am unable to find any sources appearing reasonable foundations for the assumption that such "Seven Evil Spirits" existed at all, not to speak of ascertaining their names and attributes with any clarity.

As for the Shedu, I have no particular sources at hand, but remember to always have learned of them as minor protective deities in a messenger function from the larger divinities of the pantheon and perhaps also their creation - that is, directly, and not via an interposed mortal existence, death and subsequent escape from the underworld, followed by entering the employ of the gods.

Could someone elucidate the bed of this mythological mire?

I know that knights would get extensive military training and nobles would be expected to know how to hold a sword, but what about the average foot soldier?

I've heard that in the Hundred Years War that English archers would train for like an hour a day from the time they were 10 or something.

Hello everyone!

I've seen questions of this nature get posted around the last week or so, without any answers being provided. I am hoping that this post actually garners some interest, and some answers. I have been reading about the issue at hand for a while now, but have also been seeing quite a lot of people claiming that Rohingya refers to the influx of Bengali immigrants into Myanmar, and that they do not wish to be considered citizens in the first place.

I would really appreciate some sources to clear this up. Thank you everyone!

How did the people of the US and allied nations and all the soldiers react to the existence and use of a single bomb that could kill 50,000 in a flash?

Hello! This is my first post here, and I understand if it may not be in the right place. If you have any possible suggestions, please do let me know.

I am looking for good books about Helen of Troy, Sparta (at around the same time), and the Spartan/Greek-Trojan war. I don't mind if there are multiple possibilities - just ones you believe to give reliable evidence.

I am on a history kick - I loved history at school, and now working in a bookshop I am reading more and more history I never knew existed. This has been helped along by studying Anthropology - which I appreciate is not the same thing necessarily.

I was watching the film "Troy" a few days ago. Not a great film, and I know enough that the directer/writer condensed a lot of events into three days that actually took placed over a longer period of time. I know the Illiad and Aenaid surprisingly well - I listened to the children's versions when I was younger in order to fall asleep. The film left me wondering about Helen of Troy. How old was she when she was married to Menelaus? Can her lineage be traced beyond myth? What are the sources for her beauty? Did she go willingly with Paris, did he force her, or is there another explanation?

Thank you!

Guys, I need some help. I'm looking for the best primary sources on Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais. Personal accounts that come as close to understanding them as real people would be best, although autobiographical journals, writings, and communiques would be even better. You see, I'm writing a biographical screenplay on the two and it seems like most biographers either completely romanticized their relationship and who they were as individuals, or went in the complete opposite direction. Either way, it's hard to really interpret them.

If anyone has ever read Giacomo Casanova's autobiography, you really get a sense for the author himself in the writing which is what makes it such a good analysis of its subject. Of course, the more famous and detached the individual is, the more difficult that becomes.