I recently got hold of one of these and I'm wondering whether it means it's not genune.

I happened to be watching snippets from the film Der Untergang, and I was wondering what overall role the Hitler Youth had in the war, more specifically, the fall of Berlin.

Other than having famous parents, if you were an ordinary joe (but of the right class) what was an easy way for you to get rich and famous enough to be elected a Roman senator?

What is the typical age of senators when they are first elected/chosen?

I did a search, and a multitude of answers came up, but none were really definitive on the reason why. Fashionable? Sign of good breeding? Mimicry?

I assume things like not being given enough fuel, being welded in, or other things would have prevented a lengthy escape.

However, I always wonder if any pilots found a way out, and if so, what their stories were. Did they land in and hide in Japan? Escape to other countries?

Obviously I don't expect these civilizations to have Kayak.com or hotel rentals but I was curious if such advertising to the noble classes or site-seeing was common? And were there specific companies or groups of people that would facilitate this for them?

I've always seen Sparta as primarily oligarchic but after getting in a debate I found that their citizen assembly was actually quite powerful.

I have seen a few references to this during some research, Particularly relating to American stockpiling of chemical weapons for a final 1919 push. I'm interested in learning more, but preliminary searching hasn't really borne any fruit. If any of you have any information or sources, I'd love to hear.

I've heard that the Soviet Union had some sci-fi authors emerge parallel to the West during the Space Race. Did a similar genre with similar conventions arise in the east develop in the same way as the west?

A while ago I read through Winston Churchill's "A History of the English Speaking Peoples." The concept is neat and so I wanted to craft a video series around it for one of my YouTube channels. But before I go putting too much effort into it I was curious if any professional historians could tell me if Winston Churchill was reliable as a historian?

Ships were out at sea for quite a while at times, often not meeting other friendly ships for the entire duration of their voyage. If an admiral were to issue an order to a ship, how would that message be delivered? Another ship carrying the message, searching for the ship that has a new order? Or is the messages delivered by birds? Or something entirely different?

Edit: Holy shit guys, my ignorance put us on the front page!

'Lions led by donkeys' or is it?

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When King Charles VI of France signed the Treaty of Troyes in May 1420, naming Henry V of England heir to the crown of France in place of his son the Dauphin Charles, Dauphin Charles could not have guessed that Henry V would die so young, and actually pre-decease Charles VI. History demonstrates that he was not at all happy to have his birthright taken away and granted to a foreigner (even if it was his brother in law), and I’m familiar with what happened after the death of Henry V and Charles VI. What I’m interested in, however, is what sort of activity Dauphin Charles involved himself in between the treaty in spring 1420, and the disputed succession in fall 1422.

Did Dauphin Charles defy the Treaty of Troyes and immediately begin raising armies or rallying support for himself whilst both his father and Henry still lived? Did his father support him or oppose him in this? Were there any factions in the French court that supported Henry (and heirs) over Dauphin Charles at this time, due to matters of honor or preference? The estates-general did ratify the treaty… were there significant factions of the population that supported the English claim? Is there any evidence to suggest that, had Henry V lived, he would have had sufficient support to truly maintain the dual monarchy that fell apart under his son, or was the entire French nation pretty much united in opposing the dual monarchy, regardless of who held the throne?

Most textbooks consider Stephen the last Anglo-Norman king because, as they say, he was the last king directly descendant from William the Conqueror. (e.g. Hugh M. Thomas, The Norman Conquest, 2008) However I don't see how Stephen's lineage (being William's grandson through his mother Adela) was really any different from Henry II's (William's great-grandson through his mother Matilda)?

Am I failing to see something very obvious here or are there better criteria for seeing Stephen as the last Norman king, such as the rise of the Angevin empire and Normandy's subsequent relative decline in importance to the kings of England perhaps? Many thanks in advance!

This may not be the right sub Reddit but there are none devoted to archival preservation. I have newspapers from VE and VJ day, all local publication, and I want to frame them in such a way that would preserve them and make them a good wall piece.

Ideally I'm working on an honor wall, my great uncle's awards in shadow box, my wife's grandfather's awards similar, and all of the significant newspapers that were saved by her grandmother's hoarding habits. Granted they've been stored in a plastic trash bag for 40 years, they somehow managed to stay in good condition.

Any and all help, advice, and links would be useful and appreciated. Thank you

Title says it all. I've just started working on defense acquisitions and appropriations policy and would like to get a history of arms idustry pre-Cold War. I was listening to Dan Carlin's Bueprint for Armageddon and he talked pretty extensively about how the fleets at the Battle of Jutland were the cutting edge of technology of the day, hence why the admiralty was so cautious and why the battle is the only instance in the 50 year battleship era where they fought each other.