I am aware that they treated Cambodians in Phnom Penh worse after they marched into the capital on April 17, 1975. From what I remember from reading a book on Pol Pot, this was because these were the last Cambodians to "join" the revolution. However, during the war, I'm not sure if Cambodians in Khmer Rouge controlled areas were treated the same (i.e., evacuated from urban areas and forced to work in rural communes, brutal treatment from the Khmer Rouge, etc.) after April 17.

I know Hitler's regime discouraged smoking and was tolerant of stimulant use both amongst servicemen and (for a while, at least) civilians, but what were Nazi attitudes towards drinking?

The thought crossed my mind today while reading about Germany's long history of beer culture.

Hello I was looking for a book about the winter war. this is purely out of interest so I was looking for informative, yet interesting. I really prefer actual books (not ebooks) so that would be preferable. Thank you very much

Seasons in northern latitudes have a serious impact on religion, culture, society, and the way people interpret the world. When people traveled they would have notice the lack of seasons.

How did they explain this? What did they think was happening? Did this affect behavior (such as traders planning routes with seasonal goods)?

I'm region agnostic on this question.

I've been reading McMaster's Dereliction of Duty on the USA's invasion. My impression is that McNamara's primary goal was to demonstrate to the rest of the world that the USA was committed to anti-Communism, so as to prevent future communist insurrections or proxy wars. Sustaining casualties in Vietnam was one way to do that. Preserving South Vietnam would have been a nice bonus but was not expected.

So, did the USA accomplish its war aims in Vietnam? Did they make themselves look fanatical enough to affect communists' decision-making?

Whenever the story is told in history classes it is usually pointed out that the assassin was eating a sandwich after the other attempts failed. It is never mentioned what kind. Are there any accounts of what happened before the assassination by Gavrilo Princip and his sandwich choices?

We know from Herodotus and Plutarch that Spartan graves during the classical era were buried with a crimson cloak and olive branches, as well as those soldiers who died during conflict would have a gravestone with the inscription "In War". Surely it would be possible to identify and study the remains? Get more insight as to what their anatomical features were, what they ate and how they were buried. Maybe even get some front page worthy digitally rendered facial reconstruction. Surely there is interest in the ancient Lacedaemonians, so what is the reason for this lack of study/finds, lack of funds?

I am bored of documentaries, I just got done watching Planet Earth and I think checking out something historical will be a good change of pace from the nature docs and character studies I usually watch. I'm looking for something that deals with just about anything world history, has good cinematography, and most importantly of all does a good job of explaining the source material. All suggestions are appreciated, thank you.

Between old age and childhood trauma (she's a Holocaust survivor), my grandma's memory of her childhood and family is pretty spotty. It occurred to me that this detail seemed particularly suspect, because 1) Many of the major battles in WWI took place in Poland, so he would have been fleeing into a war zone, and 2) The part of Poland that he probably fled to (Warsaw) was part of Russia at the time, so he would have been fleeing from one part of Russia to another.

It seems likely to me that my grandmother is misremembering this particular detail, but I'm curious if there's something I'm overlooking.

Edit: Just to be clear, I'm more interested in the general trend of fleeing from Russia to Poland (and to a lesser degree other parts of the world) as a means of draft avoidance (i.e., was it a thing?), rather than the individual logistics of my great-grandfather, although obviously the one might provide insights on the other.

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And how effective was the ban? How long did it last?

If Napoleon had won the war against Russia, how would Europe and the World look like? Would the French Empire become more powerful than the British Empire?

How were they able to coordinate, plan, move supplies, and actually build complex trench systems while under constant enemy fire? Especially when a lot of the time the enemy was only a few hundred yards away.

I understand most of this probably happened in 1914, but there was still enough movement going on that new lines needed to be created.

Can anyone offer some insight or somewhere to learn exactly how the process would have been executed?

Thanks!

Today, height is generally considered a desireable thing, at least in men, and we have our stereotypes about both tall and short people. But given that people were generally shorter in earlier times, were very tall people seen as freaks or otherwise treated differently from the regular folks? Or were they seen as ubermenschen who could do what others couldn't? What stereotypes about very tall people did pre-moderns have?

I am not quite sure how to word this question, but what I'm essentially wondering is if people who live in Central and South America are more closely related to the indigenous populations before the Europeans came, or to the European conquerors? I know many people there are Mestizo, but are Mestizo's more European or Native American? Hope the question makes sense!

This question inspired by 1940: et si la France avait continué la guerre..., in which the Third Republic does actually evacuate to Africa to continue the war from there.