I'm thinking about writing a paper about the German armies use of Narcotics during World War 2 and was wondering how widely used they were, any sources especially books which talk about this would be really helpful!

Followup: why did certain surname-first names become exclusively associated with women (e.g. "Allison") whereas others became exclusively associated with men (e.g. "Jackson") whereas others remained neutral (e.g. "Jordan")?

I basically mean the Director of the University where Hitler did not get into in his youth. What happened to him in the 1930-1940s. If he was still alive at that point did Hitler had some sort of revenge on the university that lead to Hitler as we know him?

It just seems like if you're on a mission to establish a trading route, if you arrive on an island that you believe to be off the coast of your main intended trading partner and start killing and enslaving lots of people, that might not be the most auspicious start for the impending trade negotiations.

Did they believe certain signs would be present if China were in contact with or had loose suzerain relations with some people (e.g., some sort of Great Ming flag or the like at chiefdom headquarters), and that, since the Tiano had no such signs, they must not have had any contact, and were thus fair game? Or did the they establish sufficient communications to establish that they weren't in contact prior to committing any atrocities?

What is the evolution of having two separate corps for officers and enlisted? What were some of the more common rank systems that major historical powers used and when was the distinction between commissioned officers and non-commissioned officers made?

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For example:

F-14 Tomcat(1974): 50,000+ ft.

MiG-25(1970): 67,915 ft

F-16 Fighting Falcon(1978): 50,000+ ft.

MiG-31(1981): 67,600ft.

Is this simply a result of incomplete/classified information regarding the American aircraft?

The title basically says it all. I'm wondering if boiling water for safety was done before we knew that germs were, without really knowing why. Did people notice that boiling water made it safer to drink?

Title pretty much covers it, but I'll elaborate and say that I absolutely love Cormac McCarthy's southwestern novels (The Border Trilogy in particular). The books are steeped in Mexican history and I would like to learn more about it, particularly the revolutions, to help my understanding of the text.

Was it the youth and inexperience of the VERY young soldiers? Inept leaders? A superior foe? What are some of the main causes for such a high casualty rate?

I am interested in getting into history in University but I am afraid what I think it will be like and what it will really be like could be different. I want to hear from people who have done this and tell me what do they do for all those years?

I understand that the native Christians weren't too upset about not being part of the Byzantine Empire but is their evidence that they actively resisted the Arabs & Muslims? How did they view the Crusades? Were the Christians still in a majority by this point?

It could be from any time period, it could be the on nomads in general or a specific culture, preferably not on Genghis Khan.

In media I often see it as warnings to other and/or territory markers. Not really talking about any specific time period.

I guess what I'm asking is whether his power came solely from his control of the army (a la "The Rule of the Major Generals) or whether there is something I'm missing, such as personality or support from a particular group.

Sources please.

Hello askhistorians!, it may be a long shot but I've been trying forever to find some comprehensive/dense books about Armor. ranging from about 600bce to 1400ce. Usually when I ask at book stores I end up following the clerk to the kids sections to eyewitness books "this is a knight. this is a sword." I'm looking for books that compare why the French did gauntlets one way but not like the Germans, a tome built like a bible.

edit: I figured I would ask about it here instead of r/books just because there is 432k people here interested in history, instead of the broad spectrum of all books.