I know that it hasn't been found (yet) and that we think his men diverted a river over it (source: Secret History of the Mongols).

What I want to know is does anybody have a plan or even the desire to find it? How likely is it to ever happen? Has anyone ever come close or thought they had found it?

Any help much appreciated.

Edit: Thank you all so much for your responses. Really helpful. Let's hope that it does get found one day.

I've heard examples of people speaking in Old & Middle English, they sound so far removed from each other, and from modern English. Did the changes happen gradually over centuries, or were their sudden shifts in the way the language was spoken & written? What factors led to the changes? Were changes localized or wide spread?

I recently remembered some history about the conflict in Angola in the 70s, especially the strange involvement of Cuba in the conflict. Cuba deployed a massive intervention to Angola, initially spending far beyond what made sense for them but later being helped in their airlift by the Soviets.

Similarly odd, North Korea and Pakistan (though Pakistan could possibly be explained by attempted solidarity with the Arab powers) both deployed air detachments to fight in the 1973 Yom Kippur war.

What drove countries to turn internationalist when their own security situations seem to dire? Did they just jump on any opportunity to indirectly counter US influence?

Did the term "Middle Ages" (separating the speakers from the "golden age" of Ancient Greece and Rome) exist in, say, the 16-18th century? Or would it be called the "Dark Ages", or something else entirely? Examples from any language are welcome!

When I took ancient history in middle school, my teacher had a clearly very old textbook she used for the greek unit, and it went into great detail about how ancient spartan kids were raised, and the details of how athenian democracy worked. however, there was recently some controversy over how it might not necessarily have been accurate, so i was wondering how we know what we know.

What were the immediate reactions in the US and UK to the proclamation of the Empire, both from politicians and from the public? Was is it a big deal in the newspapers?

What was their view on the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine and the fact that the Empire was proclaimed in Versailles?

Many say that the German Empire became a Great Power the minute it was proclaimed, but was this view already prevalent among contemporaries in the West?

Direct? Indirect? Just curious.

Riding up to NY in what I can only assume was a bus for ants, I had a thought. My bus was designed for modern men, how much worse would it have been for some very tall men in the US around the revolution when the average height was only 5'5? Specifically in carriage transport. I know there is dispute about how tall 'ol GW was, but for the sake of my question let's 6'4. Tall by today's standards but not freakish, uncomfortable no matter where you are, kind of tall. If my assumptions about average height are wrong, than how has height changed in the US since the 17th 18th century?

I apologize in advance for not using the proper terms, but English isn't my first language.

I've always had trouble visualizing how two ships could meet in high seas. I know that people would use specific routes to make use of favorable winds and currents, but that's still a lot of sea. Despite the broader line of sight I can't even fathom how two ships could meet in high seas unless it was by accident.

Is there anything I'm missing?

On that note, how did pirate ships operate? Would they follow merchant ships from the ports or would they hang around known routes and hope to find some victims?

Thanks in advance.

With a few notable exceptions like the German 88, I've noticed most gun calibers have been the same (37, 57, 75, 90, 105, 155, etc.) even when used by varied nations. I was curious as to why totally different nations arrived at using the same diameter shells as their rivals/enemies.

Hello, I've tried to find this particular volume but with no luck. I've checked out the internet archives and a few other places. Please help if you can. Thank you for your time.

I'm reading a book right now that states the U.S. military needed to draft 5.8 million men, but could only draft 4.9 million from 1943 to 1944.

George C. Marshall also said, "I am sure people do not realize how close we cam to catastrophe. Shortages of personnel forced us to strip division after division that we had trained. This drove the division commanders to strenuous protests. Just as those new units were reaching an excellent standard of efficiency, we would rip them to pieces in order to provide men as replacements for the growing battle overseas. We lacked sufficient replacements because deliveries from Selective Service were short in terms of a hundred thousand or more. We were confronted with a terrible problem for which the armies in the field paid the price... We had just enough and no more, and it all went in."

I have heard that supposedly Cesar's soldiers were ordered to drink one liter of wine daily as a measure to prevent diseases. And that sailors in the British navy of the 18th century drank mostly beer and rum, since fresh water tended to spoil easily.

1. How accurate are these claims?

2. What is known about other historic armed forces?

3. How were these soldiers able to function and stay hydrated drinking such high amounts of alcohol on a daily basis? Was the alcohol content of the wine and beer mentioned generally lower in those times than it is today?

Did the Argentinian government have plan in place of what to do with the local population, before the invasion took place? Were they to be given citizenship of Argentina or removed and sent to the UK as illegal occupiers?