I'm mostly interested in infantry and cavalry officer uniforms, around 1880 if that's not too specific. I'll appreciate any links, and thank you in advance.
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Seems to me like it would have been a really good idea for the Wermacht to have the beaches of Normandy zeroed with insane amounts of artillery. I'm talking WWI levels of artillery like you would see at Verdun or The Somme. Why wasn't this the case?
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Just asking out of curiosity. The internet doesn't go very in-detail about this.
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Lafayette is a prominent figure in the popular mythology of the American Revolution, often mentioned in the same breath as Founding Fathers like George Washington. What did Lafayette do during the Revolution to earn such a vaunted reputation?
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So this is literally a trivia hunt and not that important of a historical question, BUT, given the fact that we know the name, year of death and exact place of the laughably deceased, I wonder if we can find out anything more about this story? And maybe that will teach us all something? Somehow?
Also, if you want to contribute by guessing what the joke was or link the Monty Python sketch, feel free to PM that stuff to me, but please, do not write a rule-breaking comment and make unnecessary work for the mods. Thanks!
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In London, New York, San Francisco and other major cities, port infrastructure has been moved away from city centers. Why?
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One of my favorite Chinese dishes is thinly-sliced potato in vinegar. That said, potato does not appear that prominently in Chinese cuisine. Why was it so popular in Europe, but not in China or many other places in Asia?
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(I've already done the Army and RAF so might as well get the full set.)
Was there anything the Royal Navy did particularly well during the Second World War? Tactics, strategy, weaponry, and so on.
Or if you want to use another tack, was there anything where the RN made a conspicuous improvement over the course of the war? Use of carrier aviation, for instance.
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Now and then, we like to host 'Floating Features', periodic threads intended to allow for more open discussion that allows a multitude of possible answers from people of all sorts of backgrounds and levels of expertise.
In the spirit of this week's Theme, today we present you with 'Drunk History'. There are a lot of great historical stories out there. Many of them are quite entertaining. And some of those are pitch-perfect to relate while a few beers deep on the weekend with some friends. Or strangers! So what tales from history do you find are best discussed over a pint or three? Bonus points if you do, in fact, relate them to us while drunk, of course ("What do you mean it is 9:30 am on a Wednesday?")!
As is the case with previous Floating Features, there is relaxed moderation here to allow more scope for speculation and general chat than there would be in a usual thread! But with that in mind, we of course expect that anyone who wishes to contribute will do so politely and in good faith.
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So I was reading about the Blue House raid in South Korea in the '60s, and wondered when the last time something like that worked. Specifically asking about an assassination of a head of state or government that was directly sponsored by a foreign power.
Not counting assassinations carried out by individuals or groups that weren't sponsored by a foreign power like JFK, or revolutions and civil wars. I know lots of proxy wars have overthrown and killed leaders, but not counting those.
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This weekly feature is a place to discuss new developments in fields of history and archaeology. This can be newly discovered documents and archaeological sites, recent publications, documents that have just become publicly available through digitization or the opening of archives, and new theories and interpretations.
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how often and where did WW2 US soldiers get to drink?
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I've found that the origins of Judaism are nowhere near as simple as I thought. How did the religion begin, what came before it, how did it happen and how did this contribute to the differences between Islam, Christianity, and Judaism?
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Having read a lot about Alexander the Great it became clear that the Macedonian phalanx was only as strong as the companion cavalry being able to flank enemy infantry lines. When reading about the Romans at war with the Macedonians and the Seleucids I couldn't find mentions of cavalry. The battle of magnesium makes mention of elephants, but no cavalry. Does anyone know why the use of shock cavalry in tandem with phalangites didn't catch on with successor kingdoms? Why was the battle of Cynocephali or Magnesium (seemingly) bereft of light infantry and shock cavalry seeing as this was not very long after Alexander showed how phalangites, light infantry and companion cavalry make for a powerful force?
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Rose and Little Rose were escorted to a room in the back with a view of the prison yard. Wood didn’t want Rose looking for “secesh” sympathizers walking along the sidewalk out front. The room held a straw bed with unwashed cotton sheets, a dingy little feather pillow, wooden chairs, a wooden table, and one glass. 7 Rose also had a pistol, though prisoners were not permitted to keep ammunition.
Blackman, Ann (2005-06-07). Wild Rose: Rose O'Neale Greenhow, Civil War Spy (Kindle Locations 3808-3811). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
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If so, how did a country get split into 4 different nations?
Bonus: How come Ireland is split into Ireland and Northern Ireland? And why isn't Ireland a part of United Kingdom?
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