Were they given matching soldiers like our armies today?

Also what was the general training program they used back then?

I just had a professor who claimed what I said. His logic followed that there wasn't writing developed in Midwestern America until europe errived. Is this true? I was under the impression that native Americans did have a form of writing.

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So, it is something of a pastime among online history buffs to mock the works of Dan Brown, but is he really that inaccurate or is that portrayal just the result of online circle-jerks?

I've been reading the new biography American Ulysses (which is a wonderful book, btw) and the author brings up how Lincoln, Halleck, and even modern military historians view this as one of the greatest offensive campaigns ever fought. The book didn't provide satisfactory sources/information on the validity of that statement and so I wanted to ask you all!

Were there plans to export socialism abroad in the event of a victory over NATO?

I always found the Sengoku period in Japan extremely interesting to me, and I just recently found out my grandmothers family is from the tiny Island known as Okinawa. So, uniting both my interest in the Sengoku period and my heritage I come to you with this exact question.

I researched online about this topic extensively and I seriously could not find much at all about this specific question. Obviously Okinawa is very far away from Japan, but I did see mentions of them having contact with the Wako whom were Japanese I believe. If the Okinawan's did have any contact with mainland Japan, what was it?

I'm fully aware of how extremely specific this question is, and I understand if there are no sources for this question. Although, I would be very appreciative if any of you Japanese historians do have any sources regarding the Okinawan's and Japanese contact with each other!

At the moment I'm writing a project on the Korean War for school, I've got most of it laid out, as in the Japanese invasion, the actual war, help from the USSR and the US and the outcome. But unlike some of my colleagues that got subjects like Iraq and Syria I haven't been able to find much "extra" things to use, like news articles from the time and interesting facts.

I was hoping someone here would be able to help with this, if possible.

Thanks in advance!

They obviously knew what they meant, but how much did they think about that meaning? My original thought, though, is did anyone ever get mocked for their name, especially if the name is far more war-like than they are?

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Saxony seems to have been located next to the german northwestern shore during roman times, yet when i look at a map today, it seems to be located a couple of hundred kilometers to the south east, right next to the czech border.

Was this a sudden move, or did the borders just gradually move around within the holy roman empire due to weird inheritances and politics? Or did something else happen?

I looked on YouTube and all I found were modern interpretations, is that all that's available?

Originally, the word 'barbarian' referred to non-Greeks. Today, 'barbarian' means savage, uncivilised.

Did it have similar connotation among the Ancient Greeks? If not, when did it acquire its current meaning?

*Aided, sorry!

I've looked at all kinds of sources, articles and videos, but I cannot find an answer as to when the city of Byzantium was incorporated into the Roman Empire. I've seen numbers like 45AD to 196AD, but I am still uncertain as to what the exact year is. Most of the sources I've found on the history of Byzantium jump from the Peloponnesian War to the Septimius Severus conflict, which doesn't make much sense.

We've all seen WW2 Movies, and Star Wars (which based its fight combat on the Battle of Britain), but I'm curious as to what fighting in ww2 dogfights was actually like in reality.

Were they over very quickly? Were they mainly surprise attacks? I know the planes held very little ammo (only six seconds worth?).

Many thanks for any information.

I assume the answer will vary wildly depending on the time period and region so lets say we are talking about 1100's England.