I know they killed the handicapped, but what if a soldier became handicapped fighting for Germany?

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My friend and I were musing about this in light of the airstrikes launched against the Assad regime yesterday and we realized we can't come up with one except perhaps the Korean War or the Bosnian War, if one considers those civil in nature.

"Successful," in this sense, would mean short- and long-term betterment of the situation of the average person in that country, not success in whatever the US's objectives were.

One final note--I've read the subreddit rules and recognize this question may be considered too open-ended or soapboxing. I've attempted to limit the scope of my question by era (1900-1997), actor (the US), and type of conflict (civil) in order to narrow the scope. Furthermore, I'm not attempting to stir a hornet's nest by suggesting that any intervention is predestined to failure or anything like that--in all honesty, the question is borne out of simple curiosity. Thanks!

There's a great deal of historical narrative, dating back to the time of the Romans themselves, that emphasizes Rome's exceptional rise. But how exceptional, really, was the Roman Republic in it's early days? Reading between the lines of Livy, or even of more modern authors like Mary Boatwright, one get the impression that the Early Republic was only one of several contending polities in the Western Mediterranean. Today most extant legal and political systems, worldwide, trace their origins in some way to the ideals, institutions, and laws of the Roman Republiuc. But how different or similar was the Roman Republic from other polities and societies in the region, especially prior to the conclusion of the Punic Wars?

For the purposes of this question, I am using a very expansive interpretation of the term "state" where perhaps a word like "polity" or even "society" might be more pedantically accurate.

Did travelers of the route call it the Silk Road, or did historians give it the name?

With all this talk of moderate rebels and IS and such, I was wondering if the US has ever funded a group of rebels who then went on to establish a successful government.

Essentially, would a modern English speaker be able to converse with a Middle English speaker, in theory.

I am trying to conceptualize a board game focusing on the Guadalcanal campaign. It would use an area movement system that defines operationally significant areas (e.g. the Slot, Ironbottom Sound, the open ocean NE of the Solomons) that ship groups would move between.

I’m trying to create rules that realistically depict limitations of fuel and endurance without becoming overly detailed or burdensome. One perspective that I’m missing is having a good sense of the activities and length of a typical patrol for a surface or carrier group. I understand that there were no standardized patrols, but it would be very helpful get a sense of what a “typical” cruiser group might do and how much time it would spend in each area.

Based on some reading material, it seemed like the following might not be an unreasonable timetable for a cruiser group, assuming no at-sea refueling (I’m using 3 day increments because I’m considering using those as the possible turn length):

Days 1 – 3: Travel from Espiritu Santo to loiter area S of Guadalcanal Days 3 - 5 and 6 - 8: On station S of Guadalcanal Days 9 - 11: patrol “the Slot” to interdict Japanese ships Days 12 - 14: return to loiter station S of Guadalcanal Days 15 - 17: return to Espiritu Santo Days 18 - 20: refuel and resupply at Espiritu Santo

For the purposes of the game, I’m trying to create a decision process whereby a player must decide the best use of limited resources. Not only will ships themselves be in short supply, but so too will be the player’s ability to have them ready and in the area of operations at the right time.

In additional to opinions and insight, I would be very appreciative of sources for your information so I can learn more about this crucial campaign.

Thanks in advance for any help!

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Hello my dear historians! Lately I've been getting into Japanese history, and I've come to the 1905-1935 timeline. I heard that Japan ruled harshly over Korea however I can't seem to find any concrete proof of it. Could someone enlighten me? Maybe explain this part of history thoroughly? Many thanks!

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I get that anti-war activists of course protested it. However how did the US as a whole feel about it? Specially what I am looking for is polling data from the time.

I am trying to look for historical records of who worked on the Panama Canal and work they were specifically apart of. I know my grandfather worked as an engineer on the locking systems for the canal, but don't even know where to start to try and find the documentation of his work or if it is even available. If this is not the right subreddit - please feel free to let me know and I will attempt to ask elsewhere! Thanks historians!

The word "intimacies" is used in the New American translation.

Woke up today to find my girlfriend had left the milk out overnight and it had turned dramatically for the worse by the time I was making my coffee. Our apartment is by no means excessively warm so I started to think that, given mesopotamia reaches much higher average temperatures, how were dairy products kept good in the ancient societies that cropped up in that area? Was it likely they just milked the cows every day?

I know meat could be salted to preserve it and "cold rooms" existed in some societies but is there anything in any of the texts anyone has read that might shed more light on this?

Was just considering this; in cases where traders, merchants, explorers, etc from far off lands arrived in new, unfamiliar territory (European merchants arriving in India and China for the first time, for example), how did they communicate? How was the problem of the language barrier overcome, and were there any notable mishaps or incidents from misunderstandings or significant cultural differences?