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Had there ever been a confirmed kill with one, for example? I heard that the main point was that the point was supposed to go through a soldier's helmet, but did that actually work out, or did they have to stab them through their fatigue?

Hey guys, I'm looking for some good books on the Six day War and the Yom Kippur war. Any recommendation you guys have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a bunch.

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Title says it all, I recently purchased a couple bookshelves and I want to pick up some books that can teach someone a ton of stuff about a few different subjects.

something like:

• History of the world in a nutshell
• History of ____
• The complete book of ____

For example, if the subject was leadership / success, I think everyone would agree that "7 habits of highly effective people" would be at the top, along with "how to win friends and influence people"

I'm not swimming in the kiddie pool, but I'm not fighting sharks either. Somewhere in the middle?

Thanks for any help or recommendations!

I have to write an analysis of a document that is no longer than 3 pages, (letter, treaty, sermon... etc.) and produced in early North America between 1600 and 1877. I haven't been able to find anything interesting or able to write a thorough analysis on. I decided on writing about the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms. I have to write about the events leading up to it and factors surrounding as to why it was written and such which is simple enough as it was during the time period of many colonists wanting independence. However, through google searches I haven't been able to find information strictly relating to the document itself. Any help and information on this would be greatly appreciated, or links to resources about this would be extremely helpful.

There is a widespread perception that academics are "locked in an ivory tower", discussing arcane research topics among themselves which have no relevance to the broader public.

Is Academic history suffering from a disconnect with the public?

Are the subjects that are " hot " right now truly irrelevant? Or should laymen care about ideas like historical memory, subalternaeity, and the cultural turn? Do academics have a right to tell the public that they should care?

Does askhistorians provide a model for academic outreach to the public? Are there multiple possible models? Where do amateur historians and aficionados fit in?

Can we look forward to greater efforts at outreach from history departments, or are faculty too preoccupied with getting published?

I am working on a project focused on homosexuality in Stalinist USSR. I am heavily using Harry Whyte's letter to Stalin, but i was hoping to find Gorky's response titled Proletarian Humanism (1934). I can't seem to find any of his writings that are translated. Do and of you have any suggestions?

And why?

I read of cities being sacked, their inhabitants enslaved or mutilated or simply killed. The only reasons for restraint from such things often seem purely pragmatic. I realize warfare is still carried out in a manner without rules in some places, but what brought about our expectations of warfare being fought in a way a bit more humanely than the past?

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Friends, Hello. Hope you are well. I need some more book suggestions as first of all I am curious to know and learn and also that we are setting up a social science library for under grad and grad students -

Please suggest books on the following (written in an engaging style, offers a new and a comprehensive view)

a) French Revolution (FR) (Should one start with Simon Schama's Citizens ?)

b)Industrial Revolution (IR)

c) American Revolution (AR) Background History, Who were the main leaders, what motivated them, a bit about their personal lives, and importantly, the ideals on which America was founded

d)Socio-political / economic history of America of the last 150 years or so The book/books should cover the impact of some important events like First World War, Second World War, Roaring Twenties, Great Depression, civil war etc on the idea of America and its response to such events.

Thanks a lot :)

Sid