In the large infantry battles there must have been issues with corpses becoming obstacles and blood turning the field into mud. Did any writers of that era ever really talk about how the tactics morphed as the battlefield as the piles of bodies started forming?

Of course, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. But why wasn't there any other attacks afterwards? Didn't they have ships and planes they could have sent out here?

Were the Nazis' hands too full in Europe to attack the USA some more? And if so, why then did they even bother with America before they were ready for a full out attack?

Natural causes? War? Lead poisoning? What was the typical life expectancy?

I'm aware the first sitcom was actually British, and that the format itself had plenty of evolution and subversions over the years, but I'm wondering if a show like Leave it to Beaver was seen as fresh and innovative in comparison to something, the way Roseanne was seen in comparison to it.

I've heard several people claim the free market solved colonialism because the reason for decolonialism was the empires weren't making money off their colonies. I'm assuming this is false, is it?

So I'm interested in all of it from any age but I'm most interested in the ancient world, like Forces similar in time to the Sacred Band of Thebes, but I'll welcome and greatly appreciated any info on special forces from any time!

What was the Japanese Public's reaction to the Battle of Midway...basically, what did they know and when did they know it?
Lots of info on the rationale and mindset going into the battle, I haven't seen much on the reaction afterwards. Thanks.

At the time, the Titanic was the largest and most luxurious ship ever built. It was clearly more expensive than any previous civilian ship and had the latest technology and civilized conveniences. So how were lower class passengers able to afford tickets? If you look at today's ships, many low income households can not afford even the lowest level of accommodations on a cruise. Yet, there were over 700 third class passengers aboard the Titanic, more than first (319) and second (272) combined. This would seem to be wasted space for a ship that costs so much to operate and when the upperclass were sometimes paying 100x more for their ticket than a third class passenger.

i would imagine there were plenty of other, cheaper ships making the crossing regularly that these people couldve traveled on. So why did the Titanic cater to the lower class at all?

Presumably they must have had some way to store them as they would require their hands for lance and shield. How were they carried?

Was there a call for such trials from union political leaders or the populace? It seems that the confederate leaders got off fairly easily for conducting an armed rebellion and engaging in what could be considered war crimes. Was it felt that holding confederate leaders to account would be counter-productive, turning them into martyrs for the southern cause?

My friend said the holocaust never happened is there evidence that it did happen or didn't cause Im unsure.

Hey I wondered if there is an article or documentary someone could link me to that describes how a day was in the trenches during WWI, the more details the better. A detailed reply should also do. Thanks.

Do we know anything about the details of Napoleons plans for Europe after a potential victory? How did he imagine the borders and politics would change?

The Holodomor, the famine in the Ukraine in the early 1930's, has been generally described as deliberate, and in certain countries, as a genocide. However, I've heard it said that there are some who challenge that view. My question is this: To what extent, if any, was the Holodomor a deliberate act of mass murder by the Soviet government, and was it, in fact, a genocide.

I'm reading Thomas Asbridge's account of the life of William Marshall, The Greatest Knight, and in it he makes the point several times that a knight in full mail armour was virtually invulnerable to most forms of attack on the battlefield. However, needless to say, some knights did fall in battle all the same. What were some of the ways in which you could hope to fell a knight in combat - especially after the initial charge? How would you get through or around his armour and deliver a mortal wound?

Question as in the title. I dont know if this sub is the right place to ask this, but I´ve always wondered why the english name for Nürnberg is written with an additional E and an M. Are there any historic reasons for that, like a translation mistake? Thanks for any answers

I was wondering on how historians can tell what is true in history. What procedures do they do and how can they tell if something is biased or wrong.

This was on my mind earlier this week when i heard the quote "winners write history".