I'm thinking that if the NVA had bases in Cambodia or Laos and neither government did anything about it, either they were too weak and therefore needed our help to repel the NVA or they were harboring the enemy.

In either case, it should've been acceptable, right?

I understand that Nixon was under popular pressure to reduce or end the war. I don't know how significant that was to the policies controlling the strategy.

In India, there's a popular notion that Indians were the first people to come up with the concept of zero. I just wish to test the veracity of this notion.

I know this is a pretty broad question because slavery has been common at different points in time and all over the globe, but I would be interested to hear responses about any era or place.

I know, for example, that one of the main arguments against abolishing slavery in French colonies (like Saint-Domingue/Haiti) after the French revolution was that it cause a kind of economic calamity and plunge them into financial ruin. I assume similar arguments were used in defending slavery in the US?

But I've never really heard much about the actual consequences of ending slavery, or how any economic challenges were overcome.

I've recently finished re-reading Bede, and am scratching my head to understand this.

Pope Gregory seems to have made it quite clear to Augustine of Canterbury that theft from the church should be repaid with no additional interest or remuneration. Ethelbert seems to have been legitimately pious and devout, and eager to take Augustine's advice.

Why then did the king promulgate such stiff financial penalties for church theft? Is this merely the over-zealousness of a convert, or was there some other consideration at work?

It makes me wonder why Augustine asked Gregory for direction on this matter in the first place if Ethelbert was going to disregard the advice.

If someone could steer me in the direction of additional sources or commentaries on this matter, I would be very much obliged.

German Engineering being high quality is somewhat of a trope, and given the success of Germany's luxury auto makers, and being the father land to many high profile, important engineers like Wernher Von Braun, this is no surprise to me. I also am reasonably sure some of the success was due to stringent regulations and the apprentice system in place; however, I'm wondering what social pressures led to this, and especially what events historically may have caused Germans and Germany to stand out!

I want to know culturly why this happened in Germany, instead of for example France being known for engineering (not saying they are bad engineers). Was this all random chance, and a matter of it was bound to happen or was it something else?

Thanks!

I understand this might violate the twenty year rule, but I ask because I'm also not sure quite how old this idea is, so please forgive me. In my native culture, mustaches are a normal thing and most adult men have them, but in America, mustaches are often viewed as creepy. How did this stereotype develop? Is it unique to America? Are there analogous stereotypes in other cultures? Thanks.

I heard recently that at one point the Pinkertons' numbers were greater than our military. Was there any government unease regarding this? Additionally, did they have a contingency plan regarding any potential attempts to seize power?

I have been reading up on the documented historical use of the Canadian Rockies as a matter of interest. I have been reading some books by aboriginal authors as well as by early explorers with their the Hudson's Bay Company or independent explorers such as Mary Schaffer, Dr. James Hector, Fred Brewster, etc.

And I came across the name of Henry Macleod who was a surveyor with the Canadian Pacific Railway. Apparently, he kept journals. But I haven't been able to track down a copy anywhere.

I was hoping someone here would know of any museum archives that might house these or other such journals. Thank you!!

From what I've read, Caesar was basically in complete control of Rome, having declared himself dictator for life. Even though he didn't officially call himself emperor, Augustus didn't either, he called himself princeps. So how do historians distinguish it?

It seems as though I see more stories pop up about Americans returning from Vietnam simply getting back on planes headed to Africa to serve as Selous Scouts or other jobs with the Rhodesian Armed Forces. Why was this?

In my parent's generation, they have to hand wash cloth diapers made of rags, understandably. But hundreds of years ago, fabrics are way less affordable/available, and do Russians, say, really wash diapers in the dead cold winter? I wonder.

I am wondering because it seems like there could have been but we just don't know much about them because all evidence could have been destroyed in a war. Are there any theories base on this? Sorry if it is a stupid question.

Was it all Stalin's fault? It seems like a lot of American are afraid of it even.

Greetings to all..My question is How do I find the reason (my father) received a bronze star in ww2? I have a copy of the extract which states "for heroic achievement against the enemy in France 15 August 1944" but that is all it says. Is there a way to get specific details?... Also ...the Bronze star was not listed on his discharge paper, does that mean it was awarded post discharge?
I have more info on his unit if I am on the right path here. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thank you to all our service persons.

I'm a first year undergraduate studying History & Politics. I particularly love a couple of areas of study, the Viking Age and Norman conquest (and I am very interested in migratory patterns post-Fall of Rome, e.g. to British Isles). My tutor said she speaks not just English, but also French, medieval French and Latin. I assume she learnt that in her post-graduate studies. But I would like a head start, because I am fairly certain I would like to specialise in this area. At the very least, a language like French would be useful to have. Where would I learn, say, French, or more contemporaneously, Old Norse/English? Would it be presumptive of me to learn those languages this early on? I am fairly certain at this point I will probably end up doing post-graduate studies if I do well enough currently.

Many thanks.

Followup questions;

1. By whom?
2. Were they no rumors/reports/indications that these concentrations camps existed?
3. How did the world responded?
4. Were there Germans in Nazi Germany that weren't unaware that these took place?

Windsor, a very nice town located about 40 minutes' drive from Halifax, bills itself as the "birthplace of hockey" on its road signs. I always thought Kingston, Ontario, was where ice hockey was first played. Who's right?