I would expect a book like this to start in the Taisho period. From what I understand, Japan was becoming a modern democracy in the 1920s, and the military overthrew the democracy in the 1930s, and launched an invasion of China. Eventually, they would negotiate with the US over withdrawing from China, but wound up deciding on an attack at Pearl Harbor, and the rest is history. So are there any books that explain the military takeover of Japan, as well as how the war was pursued from the Japanese side?

I tend to think of Caesar alone as one of the junior emperors in Diocletian’s tetrarchy or the title given to the emperor’s son as presumptive heir. Why didn’t the Russians, Germans, etc name their Monarchs “Augustus” rather than “Caesar”? Wouldn’t you want the biggest, baddest title around?

Anything about Crates of Mallus and the first globe is interesting to me so any additional information is very valued - however i am mostly curious about the usage of the globe and its creation.

I first want to mention that I have no stakes in middle east politics.

When discussing the West Bank occupied by Israel, the fourth Geneva Convention is often cited - namely, that annexation after 1949 is illegal by international law.

Yet annexation seemingly after 1949 (as in the case of Tibet) is not considered a violation of law, and is widely considered an autonomous region of China. What were the differences between the two?

There’s a pretty famous brand of “new age” liquid soap in the US called Dr. Bronner’s. The label has since been changed (to sell their book), but for a very long time the label was end-to-end text that was, and I know I’m being blunt here, totally crazy. There’s “quotes” from Muhammad, Abraham, and lots of anecdotes that seem to be rooted in early Abrahamic religious lore. There are also some outlandish facts about Dr. Bronner himself. Is any of this accurate or true?

I have sometimes wondered if an advanced race in the future discovered our fictional media like superhero comic books, and if they might conclude that we actually worshipped them as gods. Is it possible we may have made the same mistake from time to time?

And how does this compare to contemporary Great powers, like the diverse persian empires?

So I’m asking for any recommendation for any books and YouTube channels/videos specifically focused on the history of these regions. Thank you for any help y’all can provide, I appreciate it.

Sounds really specific to me

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I recently discovered that Victorian people used to pierce their nipples (totally inspired from Isabelle de Bavière, mid-15th century). But I’m wondering how they could respect hygiene procedures ? Do you have any clues ?

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang is presented as a genius. This is of course overstated for literary purposes, but Zhuge Liang was indeed in RL an important historical figure.

My question is how he would compare with Western generals such as Caesar or Alexander.

Note: not asking if he could 'beat' them (such questions usually are exercises in futility) but rather a comparison in terms of tactics, strategy and competence as a military commander.

With the arrival of better rifles with greater rates of fire. What tactics and strategies did the West (E.g., Britain, France, USA) use post-US Civil War and pre-WWI? Were grand formations of columns, lines, and squares still used as they were in the early modern period with pike & shot?

I understand he did not want England to lose or get invaded, so there were valid reasons to never surrender. I just don't know what his personal reason was for not trying to sue for peace. There was several times during the second World War where Churchill could have offered peace with Germany and it probably would have been accepted. Why didn't Churchill?

As a side note, was there much pressure to end the war and go for peace by the people of England? Hitler definitely did not want War with England and that seemed to be common knowledge, so why did they never try and end the war?

These rules seem very specific and part of me wonders if there is a practical and historical reasoning for these rules that had spiritual meaning layered on top of it over time.

Are there any Chinese historians that can shed light on the reasoning?

He was a scientist who was in the April 1945 expedition to the Baltic Island of Rügen. He was an expert in infrared radiation.