I'm asking because I'm doing a bit of research on militarized agricultural colonialism in the Japanese Empire and see frequent comparisons to the Cossacks. But, depending on what source I'm looking at, I get very different answers about whether 'being' a Cossack entails.

Japan always seems invisible within Cold War politics, what role did she play?

Why is there so much confusion around him and is there any truth to the "Rommel myth"?

I was thinking about this the other day. Like how in the Medieval Era or the Napoleonic Wars did they transport troops en masse? I realize that ships back then weren't very spacious, so there couldn't be a lot of troops being transported per ship.

So my understanding is that thegn's were "officers" in mostly Anglo Saxon armies of the early medieval period, like the eight and ninth centuries for example.

My understanding is that that they led a small group of soldiers in the larger army and were often noblemen's sons.

Again, this is what I have heard.

Is this at all correct?

EDIT: Seeing as how I cannot directly respond to you as of right now due to a temp ban, I will simply say that that was very informative and interesting. Thanks!

For my history class I'm writing a paper on Austria-Hungary. My professor mentioned Kaiser Karl had tried to sue for peace before the Armistice in 1918. Is this true? If so can you guys point me some good sources?

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My hunch tells me it has something to do with white flight, but still can't figure out exactly why multiple small towns and suburbs joined forces under one government.

Was it mandated by the federal government? What's the reasoning behind the difference? Today, two neighboring towns can be in different counties or parishes or the same one. What made them end up like that? Can a small town switch their county or parish association — a miniature Brexit, if you will?

Thanks!

Ok so I keep hearing references to his name in media (music, tv shows, movies). And usually it's a one off name drop. So I watched Bio-dome the other day, and that movie is pretty aggressively terrible, and Pauly Shore isn't that remarkable... So what happened in the early 90s that still have people making references to Pauly Shore to this day?

Searching for "holy grail", I mostly saw answers about how the grail legend developed. But-recognizing that first century Christians didn't care about what Jesus drank out of and the legend only developed 1200 years later- I'm just curious about how accurate Indy's idea of what a first century Jewish carpenter would be drinking out of.

Clay seems sensible, but I can imagine if you're eating a high holy day meal in a room given to you by some guy carrying water, you might be drinking out of precious metals. Maybe lead? You hear about Romans drinking out of lead cups a lot. Bronze?

I guess there's some question regarding class (a builder turned wandering preacher living off donations could be anywhere from desperately poor to fairly comfortable). And I don't know much about Passover rituals from that period.

Is there much evidence from archaeology from Jerusalem from that era?

Perhaps I'm wrong, but I can't see Asian people's skin as yellowish, not anymore than a causasian at least. So I wonder how the racist stereotype came to be, and if there's any specific significance to the color.

Edit: sorry about that typo in the title, I can't change it now.

I imagine this varied by civilization, and often wasn't counted at all, but I'm interested in a general overview for major civilizations.

Who benefitted from such efforts? Who lost? Did they work?

As in religion can't be used in politics?