Can Turkey's and Israel's military actions be considered as just? If so, what does that mean? Pinging /u/tayaravaknin. Thanks.
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Is the path to this career the army? Apprenticeships with established masters? Did it have to be a family business? Are there engineering schools, the Roman versions of MIT or Virginia Tech?
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Are there any good memoirs from and about the French Revolution?
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Was it just New Zealand, or was it a fear throughout the British Empire? And if not true, why were they built?
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Most of Greek Warfare seems to have been fought via short campaigns staffed by citizen soldiers or mercenaries however Philip and Alexander were able to stage long campaigns and deploy their troops in relatively complicated manoeuvres.
So I was wondering about just how the Macedonian armies worked - were they made up with men from all the social strata and was their equipment provided for them?
If so did men sign up for a set number of years or a campaign or such, i.e did this lead to a large amount of career soldiers.
And what lead to the reforms to create such an army?
Sorry if that's a bit long or rambling.
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I immensely respect and enjoy the work you guys do, be that the answering or the way you run this place. I was wondering if any of the contributors wanted to share how they view the list of questions from their perspective? Do you guys like the questions that neatly fit your own research/interests or do you really enjoy a challenging one? Was there ever a question that led you to a more surprising path than you expected? Thanks again for all the knowledge!
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I keep finding contradictory evidence about this. There is supposedly a picture of him that was lost to time and even an eyewitness, if the Wikipedia article and citations are to be believed. But what is the conclusion? Did it happen? Is it even possible to say for sure?
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Erich Hartmann, the "Ace of Aces" has an official record of 352 victories, but I have read online that all but 70 are disputed. I can't find the source again. Sorry. I understand that inflating one's own side's achievements would be good for morale and propaganda purposes. Also, if a German plane attacked a formation of B-17s, everyone who shot at it was given full credit if it went down. Can someone point me to a reputable source for real numbers?
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I checked the wiki and I couldn't find one that chronicled Russia from it's beginning to where it is now. Is Russia for Russians worth reading or do you have any better suggestions?
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Just wondering how him or other first settlers realized where they were in relation to England, since didn't Columbus think he was in India when he landed ?
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From what I've read, he tried forbidding trade between the nations under his control and Britain, and that wasn't very effective. After conquering much of Europe, what exactly was stopping him from putting resources into building a powerful navy and just taking the small island nation by force?
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So my family is rescuing a dog from a shelter, and he needs a name. Unfortunately, he had his leg amputated after getting hit by a car. I think Roman and Greek history is very interesting, but I haven't had much time to get into it, so here I am. I'm wondering if there are any famous, or at least just known soldiers who's leg was injured in battle, and preferably amputated (but that's not too important). Thanks so much!
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They would know the Pythagorean theorem I would think, but in what other ways was Roman math advanced?
I've heard they weren't as advanced as the Arabs of their era, because of their weird number system
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it seems recent scholarship on the Napoleonic wars focus on the later years of the napoleonic wars and the decline of Napoleon's empire: John Gill - Thunder on the Danube (1809 onwards), Dominic Lieven - Russian and Napoleon (1812 onwards) and Michael Leggiere - Napoleon and the Struggle for Germany (1813 onwards), are the books I have. And then there are countless books on Waterloo.
I know little about the early campaigns, diplomacy and politics of the Napoleonic Wars. What are the best books that focus on this early part of the wars and the building of Napoleon's empire.
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I was looking at pictures like this one and I was wondering how ships like these were able to fire their guns at targets that were not broadside to them. It would appear to me that there is so much flame and explosion that they would risk damage to themselves, especial their wooden decks. The game World of Warships even goes are far as putting anti-air guns directly in front of the primary armaments in their in game model. I guess my question is, "has there ever been a case where a ship has harmed itself or its crew members by firing its weapons?"
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Were they useful as internal propaganda? Did any of the nonaligned countries change allegiance due to the launch of Sputnik (for the USSR) or the Moon Landing (for the USA)?
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