As the title states, why didn't Democracy or Communism take over Germany during the Interwar Period? Considering that the interwar period for Germany was a troublesome time with hyperinflation, economic depression and rebuilding after WWI.

As I've come to understand, the German people (and the west) were afraid of Communism, so it makes kinda sense that they wouldn't go that way, but I've also heard that communists tried to take power in Germany as part of their "communistic world domination". So what happened?

Was the Weimar Republic a failed attempt at this "traditional" Democracy? I have only heard bad things about the republic and that it was a failed "project" so to say, considering that they did fail to improve the economy and welfare of the people.

Please redirect me to the FAQ/thread if this has been answered before, but I didn't seem to find anything.

During & after the war, times were tough throughout Europe, correct? My question is, why was Russia the one to go communist? Is it just a coincidence that Lenin/Trotsky/Stalin/etc were born nearby, or is it that Russia's government didn't kill them as fast as the western countries' leaders did?

Hi, I'm looking for some books about nationalism - either books about periods of history characterized by nationalism, or about nationalism in general. Thanks!

I'm reading James Holland's "War in the West", where he describes how the French very cautiously moved into Germany in September 1939, only to withdraw without meeting any serious resistance. Indeed he states that had they been more energetic, the way to Berlin would be open.

What were the reasons for this withdrawal, and why were they so tentative when the Germans were occupied with the invasion of Poland?

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I am wanting to go back to school for a degree in history. As per what specifically no idea so I would like some help from professional. I really love hema and instructing my friends on how to do hema. I love all history but mainly 11th century to 17th century. German and English French Portugal are my favorite nations in this. Ideally I would love to be a paid hema instructor. But doubt that will happen. Anyway any information would be great. Thanks

I wasn't ever big on Julius Caesar but I just got done with Dan Carlin's Death Throes of the Republic and oh my god, now I get the whole Julius Caesar hype.

But I was only left with questions and wonders, I want to know so much more about the man, where do I go now with learning.

I have heard that horses originated in the Americas, migrated east across the Bering Land Bridge to then be utilized by groups such as the Mongols, only to then be brought back over by the Spaniards who used them to conquer the Americas. Are there any books that detail the historical role that horses played in the development and spread of human civilization?

I have recently been researching on East Asian communism and the socio-political impact experienced in the region because of it. I have been looking at a good number of sources on Cambodia especifically, and many of these tend to point the work of Ben Kiernan, Yale-based historian and director of the Cambodian Genocide Program of the same institution. I have read some criticism on Kiernan's old views and very early statements where he downplayed the abuses and crimes inflicted on Cambodians at the time. He changed his views a long time ago and many consider him a lead scholar on the subject. Still, I remain cautious and would like to read a second opinion on the subject from someone better versed on it.

As far as I've read, 101st and 82nd dropped near Utah begining in 1 AM on the night of 6 June. While the landings of 4th Infantry Division commenced at 6:30 AM, roughly 5 hours after airborne landing. This leaves the Germans a very critical 5 hours for preparation and getting reserves to the front for the upcoming landings ashore. How come they didn't realize this? What did they do throughout these 5 hours? We know that German reserves were largely made up of motorized divisions, which includes 12th SS Panzer Division and 21st Panzer Division near the vicinity of Caen. Why didn't the OKW move them up to where airborne forces landed? And why weren't the German coastal static divisions alerted for any possible landings?

Obviously having them in the military would give a huge boost to morale and boost recruitment, but it would equally take a massive hit to morale if word got out that someone like DiMaggio was killed. I'm thinking that as a result they were simply used as pieces of propaganda to the American public, far from the front lines? Or did Joe DiMaggio and other period baseball stars really "take a swing at Hitler" and just managed to survive the war?

In Western literature and fairy tales there is a frequent trope of the "faithful servant."

In many cases, there is little reason for the servant to be so faithful-- at least from a modern perspective, the hero does little to EARN the loyalty of his servant.

The miller's son in Puss in Boots is just an everyman, Phileus Fogg in Around The World in 80 Days is a self-aggrandizing jerk, and perhaps most puzzling is when the hero saves the life of a bandit or thief and earns his undying devotion (The Count of Monte Cristo). In The Lord of the Rings, Samwise is not even paid to accompany Frodo; he was his gardener, not his valet, and they are not exactly friends because of the weird class divide. This is leaving aside any racial/colonialist dynamics as in Robinson Crusoe (Man Friday), but just with people of the same country/culture.

Where does this pedestalization of the servant come from? Is it a Christian thing?

In many cases, the servant is a perfect, virtuous and exceedingly capable Mary Sue, and while it's quite useful to have an Everyman around when you're constructing a story, the trope of the Faithful Servant seems to have a moralistic tone.

I'm just hoping /r/AskHistorians can tell me what the general thought is about such an established, but undiscussed aspect of the hero's journey in the western canon.

Basically the title. Curious as French horn is obviously English and you would imagine that the English horn would be known as suck but we call it the Cor Anglais. Which is obviously French. How did this naming come about?

Hello all.

I have just started my final year dissertation (Master of Arts in History) and settled on the above subject. It's early stages yet but I am pretty interested in comparing Crusading, Religious and Marriage Vows and their development in Canon Law. I have been mainly reading, J. Brundage's book Medieval Canon Law and the Crusader but I was wondering if any one had any advice on other publications, areas I could look into or just any general advice on writing dissertations? I have kind of hit a dead end and slightly worried this will turn into a theology dissertation. Its minimum 10,000 words (not too bad!)

Thanks! :)

And if it is where can I find out more about it?

I met her about 5-7 years ago, and my co-workers and I were talking about it. I thought of this and wondered if there is any truth to what she said.

Adding to this question, post WWI were there any changes made to any countries war doctrine to do with trench warfare tactics, specifically to do with infantry?

More specifically I have always been interested in the pre contact history in southwestern ontario but I have never been able to find out what tribes lived in the area and what kind of lifestyle they lived. If anyone could help me I would be very grateful.