Back around the turn of the twentieth century, when filmmaking was still in its infancy, there were big studios in France, Germany, the Nordic countries as well as other places. How did Hollywood become the center of the industry?
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How differently were the slaves treated? What rights did they have in one era, and not in the other?
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Having read and watched a lot about the first world war this year, I haven't heard or read anything about the allies ever considering landing forces behind enemy lines somewhere in Europe.
I'm aware this doesn't mean they "never considered it", but I still find it weird that it's not mentioned at all.
What was the reasoning for not launching Operation Gallipolli somewhere along the Baltic coast, or better yet, somewhere along the North Sea coast?
Netherlands was neutral, so landing there was probably impossible without dragging them into the war, but there are tons of room around Bremen and one would think that flanking the Belgian part of the German forces wouldn't be to far away.
Any information about his would be greatly appreciated.
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I'm not a historian, but would like to learn from solid sources about Blas de Lezo. Spanish and English versions of Wikipedia recommend mostly different bibliographies, and I'd like to know if some of them are known as unreliable or, on the contrary, particularly respected. Thank you.
Spanish WP:
English WP:
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Very curious.. heard this the other day and it intrigued me.
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-Fernand Braudel and La Méditerranée et le Monde Méditerranéen a l'époque de Philippe II
-Eric Hobsbawm with Bandits
-Jacques Le Goff (...)
For you?
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Hello I'm doing a research paper on the Haitian Revolution's effects on St.Lucia and there isn't much info on it.. I was wondering if y'all would know anything about it? Thank you.
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The title says it all. If you wanted to recommend someone the best books 6 to read to gain a good comprehensive grasp of US history, which ones would you recommend?
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So, more specifically, where did the information or traditions about early Christian martyrs come from?
Obviously the Bible has St.Luke's Gospel and then the Acts of the Apostles, researched by the early church historian St. Luke, but what about the traditions on the rest of the disciples, or most of Foxes book of Martyrs?
More specifically, Peter is said to have been crucified upside-down, but why was he crucified? Who recorded the death?
Are there non-Christian sources for their deaths, or is it all tradition/later research by the church?
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I've been reading a few newspapers from 1914 lately, and I've seen the phrase "Let 'er Buck" pretty much everywhere — in ads, in casual writing, in letters ... it goes on. Where does this phrase come from, beyond the obvious? There has to be some kind of pop culture origin — it's simply too popular for anything else.
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And I don't mean like Jackie Chan in Shanghai Noon. I mean a real Asian-American desperado-type that had some sort of historical significance. Maybe someone from r/westerns knows of some character that fits the description.
I know that most Chinese immigrants were working on the trans-continental railroad and that they generally were not cattlemen by trade, but I searched decently hard and couldn't find much on the interwebs about any badass Asian cowboy/outlaw types at all. Fictional or otherwise.
Apologies if this questions isn't particularly academic, I didn't really know who else to ask other than maybe r/westerns. Thanks for all input, historians of reddit.
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In movies and popular culture (and it may be propaganda) it seems like Mossad and the KGB were very sloppy and downright violent. They killed out in the open and often didn't hide their hand in the roles they played in various international conflicts and acts of coercion.
Yet when it comes to the CIA or MI6, you never really hear about how violent or forceful they were/are (outside of the the post-9/11 torture).
Which intelligence service during the Cold War was more brutal?
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Lawyer here with a relatively advanced background in history and historical research (for a non-historian). I typically am interested only in events in the Western Hemisphere from the 18th century onward, but I find myself more and more interested in medieval European history.
I have a fair amount of comfort reading very narrow histories as well as broader overviews, but I want to really get at the heart of the Eastern Roman Empire in one book. It should be a modern (at least relatively up-to-date) history work, preferably by a scholar, not a popular historian, although if aimed at a general audience, that may be for the best.
So feel free to let me know what book I should read, and why. I appreciate all of your help!
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Japanese WW2 infantry doctrine reminds me a little of early WW1 infantry tactics, before the combatants learned not to perform human wave attacks against machine guns. Did the Japanese not pay attention to European battlefield experiences? Or did they just think they were somehow special, seeing as how the IJA performed well against Chinese opponents?
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I am writing a paper over this, and I'm having trouble pinpointing one cause. Obviously, the scrap bins are the main kindling of the fire. I just need some help with my direction. I've written over half the paper, and I feel like I'm just rambling. I need help if you'd like to offer. Thanks!
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