my friend is trying to tell me mainstream media is lying and only 271,000 died according to a red cross document.

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Were the Founding Fathers in more danger during the war or had they passed away from the public eye?

I have an alright overarching idea of history in most areas of the world, but South America is a complete blind spot for me. If someone could paint a general picture of its history that would be appreciated.

What factors made Israel decide to join with France and Britain? Was it simply the control of the Titan Straits? And why did Israel invade first without military support from the European countries?

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I've always thought the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 was an interesting solution, and lately I've been thinking about the feasibility of a nation under two governments. Was this sort of system feasible? Did any other country have success with it? Or was it unlikely to ever last long-term?

I am very curious. I found both the Constitution of Medina and the cyrus cylinder but are these the first time in human history that man was given rights in something of an official document?

Internally, what lead to the fall of the Roman Empire?

In TV and movies, there's always a ton of lit candles in any indoor night scene. Very ubiquitous, but of course media isn't real life.

How much did candles cost? Did commoners often make their own, doing so sparingly because of costs?

Did the affluent actually light their entire castle every evening? Or were candles more of a "sometimes" thing.

Thanks!

And what is taught now? Did Indian kids have to learn about the War of Roses and the battle of Hastings or was it mostly propaganda?

Can't realy find alot of information how exactly someone should get into senate.

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I understand how shields would be too heavy for one man, but why didn't they use some that multiple men could carry to protect themselves in small groups?

Some kind of two person wide barrier that 4 or 5 men could crouch behind where they could carry them up over the trenches for at least temporary protection.

Hello, I've recently finished an audiobook edition of Jung Chang's Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China and thoroughly enjoyed it (without necessarily being to focused on its historical accuracy :P ).

I'm hoping to follow it on with something that starts from around when this book leaves off and covers figures such as Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek.

Rather than simply going for Jung Chang's Madame Sun Yat-sen. I thought I would come here and ask if anyone could recommend something. I've also had a look at Sun Yat Sen by Bergere (1998). Does anyone have an opinion on this book?

Finally, this may not please some but I'm really looking for something potentially biographical and primarily interesting rather than intensely analytical.

Thank you in advance and apologies if I've missed something in the booklist/rules.

Been on a pretty big WW2 documentary binge lately. I've noticed there's a pretty solid amount of AA fire in documentaries and movies alike during raids and etc. so how often would the ground crews actually hit their mark?

Also how did defending aircraft avoid being hit by their own AA guns?

Typing on mobile sorry for any typos!

Thanks in advance !

Or did they just regard all classical texts as equally reliable

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