The person saying this was a white supremacist, so I think it's hogwash.

I wonder if the story of Churchill protecting the cracking of the Enigma code from being revealed, by letting Coventry be bombed by the Luftwaffe is true?

Is there any surviving information about what Ancient Norse called and thought about the celestial feature the Milky Way?

I would like to know how our perception of time as we know it today has been created?

Are there any good documentaries or books? I've tried listening to Wrath of the Khans, but I just can't dig podcasts, I need a visual or linguistic representation.

Also, is the Conqueror series any good? How accurate is it?

When did people from countries in Europe begin to identify themselves as European? Same for Africa and any other continents.

Hi, r/AskHistorians! I'm writing an article (for Australian magazine ARCHER) about the history of masturbation, and while I've done some research I'd like to hear some expert opinions (as you can imagine, the topic of historical masturbation is difficult to research online.

I'm specifically looking into male masturbation, and have heard about Egyptian religious activities (the Pharaoh masturbating into the Nile) and pagans in the Middle East, but was wondering if anyone could provide a bit more information. Thanks!

So:

"For I have done your bidding, I have slain mine enemies in your name. I have put woman and children to death in your honor, I have caused great pain among them, for your glory."- Psalms, 5:4-10.

I've searched fairly thoroughly and not found it referenced anywhere aside from atheist websites. I seem to be getting a couple different texts for this psalm and neither of them match up.

So basically, two questions in one: Is this quote legitimate, and if so where can I find it and it's proper context?

Thanks history dudes!

I've been looking at WW2 maps and wondering why the Third Reich decided to cut France in half.

• What advantage did Germany get from dividing France into an occupied zone and a free zone?
• What were the major factors that determined where the demarcation line was drawn (apart from obviously occupying all of the West Coast in case of an attack)?

I was specifically wondering this in contrast to the current decade-long implosions of Afghanistan and Iraq, though unfortunately a direct comparison violate this sub's guidelines.

But how much and in what ways did the postwar American military presence facilitate the transition to democracy? And did democratization go as smoothly as it seems to have gone when looking back from the present day?

If there is one country we could point to and say "if it wasn't for their effort Germany could very well have won". Obviously there is no way to be sure about this, just would love to hear opinions along with facts to back them up.

When did the graphical presentation of data start? What prompted it? How were large sets of data handled previously?

When I was studying music performance at uni, it seemed like everybody had tendonitis, especially violinists (they were the most stressed out, so it figures). All of this led me to wonder how frequently similar-sounding problems were recorded in the Baroque era and earlier... back when violin technique was very different, violas were enormous (and no squishy ergonomic shoulder-rests for anybody!), cellos had no endpins and people arguably had a much rougher time of things health-and-safety wise. (For the record: I play Baroque viola and its medieval ancestor the vielle. Though I have never suffered an injury that forced me to stop playing, both definitely do a number on my forearms and shoulders. I recently went to see a physiotherapist about it and it occurred to me that this probably wasn't an option for people who played the same music I do back when it was new...)

the biggest was Dieppe, but I'm really asking here about smaller raids, down to a few men, either for intelligence gathering or to destroy specific targets.