Also, did the Germans smear their political opponents by likening them to the Nazis, or was that considered bad taste?

Did these people have door bars? How would they lock it and get back inside if they lived alone?

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Did Rome fall because they gave up trying to conquer Germania? Rome thrived on conquest and when they decided they can't conquer the Germans they just kinda settled, or in that part of the world at least. With settling, they didn't train new troops as well or equip them as well. Also the Germans became not-so-loyal mercenaries that made up large parts of the Roman armies. All of this lead to Rome not being militarily strong and at least when it came to invasion, lead to their fall imo. I mean it is the Germanic Ostrogoths that took all of Italy.

Such as with the browning m2's on the P-51. Even today with the weapon used on the ground, jams seem very common. I'd imagine that up in the air doing combat maneuvers jams were commonplace. If so, could the pilot do anything about it? Were they mostly caused by heat or vibration? How long would a gun typically work in a combat mission before jamming?

It was mutually agreed upon that the Allies deal with Germany first and Japan later. Why is this? Was Japan not as credible of a threat?

This may be a tall order but having recently immensely enjoyed Robin Lane Fox's Alexander, I'm left remembering a remark he made in the preface to the effect that there are very few ancient figures that are appropriate subjects for historical biography due to the paucity of contemporary sources. One exception he notes is Cicero, who is remembered through his voluminous letters and speeches. My question is what other ancient historical figures or events in ancient world history are supported by a plethora of contemporary source material, if any?

Hi, broad question I know. But I've recently become an enthusiast of history in the last 6 months and have 42 days in Europe over April and May this year. I'm planning on using it to visit as many muesems and historical sites as possible. I land in Frankfurt, Germany and plan on travelling to the following cities; Cologne, Hannover, Berlin, Paris, Barcelona(possibly), Krakow and Prague.

Also on my list of possible countries to visit are Belgium, England, Switzerland, Austria and Italy. Anywhere you found interesting I'd like to know about, so I can research prior to landing in Europe.

I'm mostly interested in WW1 and WW2, although recently have taken a huge liking to Alexander the great and the early Roman empire. Any suggestions are very welcome and much appreciated.

Two part question:

1.) Why is the Catalan Revolt called War of the Reapers? Was the farming class relevant to the war? I observe in the Catalan anthem uses the word "falc", which I assume is derived from the Latin falx (either a sickle or weapon), in which context is the whole reaper theme based?

2.) Is there a reason the Catalan Revolt coincided with the end of the Iberian Union? Was it a factor in the Revolt ?

I've been researching the topic but so far all I've gotten is that people were angry about what the Enlightenment brought (e.g. the terror of the French Revolution) -- but to what extent does this apply in places like Britain, where the Revolution didn't occur?

From what I've read, spiritualism seems to have been a significant response in Britain to rationalism, but I'm struggling to find explanations to why it (and movements like it, in other places also) gained traction.

I remember hearing that sometime in WW2 that the UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill made an offer to Irish Taoiseach (= Prime Minister) Éamon de Valera that the UK would give Northern Ireland to Ireland in exchange for Ireland joining the war on the allies side. And that de Valera turned it down, because of fears that the large Protestant population there would reduce the electoral chances of his own FF party.

Is this true? (a) Did Chuchill offer Dev the North? (b) Did he turn it down for electoral reasons?

I'm trying to put together some research about the Relationship between Tanganyika, Zanzibar, West Germany, and East Germany between independence and the late 1960s, and I've found plenty of secondary sources, and a wealth of newspaper articles, however, I am struggling to find primary sources from Tanzania itself. /u/Commustar , /u/EsotericR , /u/profrhodes could you help guide me towards something?

Was there distrust of the religion? Did they people see it as a religion of violence?

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Its know by multiple names and I have been unable to locate a copy, any help getting my hands on this would be greatly apprecaited.

In tons of history textbooks (which I know aren't always accurate), it's always mentioned how and when mussolini brought fascism to Italy, and Italy's invasion of Ethiopia is always talked about in detail. However, after that, Italy is only mentioned in relation to the Nazis.

In a more accurate example, in the book "Anschluss: The Rape of Austria" by Gordon Brook-Shepherd, it's briefly talked about how Italy, with a formerly strong pro-independence stance for Austria, feebly gave in on the anchluss issue. Any reason why?