Also, what caused it to grow so large, in such a short time? (1206-1264) And if it can be calculated, what was the cost of a suit of armor + Horse + bow and Arrows in mongol times, compaired to what that would be worth in todays USD.

Preferably ones I can access on YouTube. Ive seen all by Mary Beard -- I love those! Any suggestions? Apologies if this is not an appropriate question for this sub.

There must have been some, right?

It seems hard to separate fact from fiction when researching.

I know that the Russo-Japanese War of 1904/05 is widely (at least in Germany) regarded as some kind of prototype of the First World War (for example a mechanized war, use of machine-guns, minimal use of cavalry if not the complete dismissal of it, heavy use of artillery) and that the major powers in Europe could have learnt quite a bit from it. What I'd like to ask you, AskHistorians, is:

• Are there some main differences in warfare between the Russo-Japanese War and the First World War? (Edit: Except the use of tanks)
• Did either combatant use chemical weapons during the war of 1904/05?
• Did the Russian forces use their knowledge to implement new tactics in World War I?

Thank you in advance!

Heya all, can anyone recommend some good history texts examining the political + social relations following the 1952 offer of reparations by Germany? I've done a few hours of googling but I'd love to read some more scholarly works. Thanks!

Also, haas the meaning of it changed over time?

Last year I went form a SUV to a sedan, and while I'm happy, I certainly feel as if the space of even a smaller SUV or a wagon, or a hatchback, makes them more attractive. Certainly, I can't imagine a sedan design being that much more fuel efficient than a station wagon.

How did the sedan, wiht it's smaller cargo space, get to be so much more popular then wagons and hatchbacks(at least in the US)? Was it just easier to make and so the major auto makers made more of them cheaper?

I'm just after a quality book and I don't know where to look first. Thanks in advance!

I am aware that "Red Storm Rising" was a work of fiction. But how feasible were the events predicted from a Historians point of view?

For example, the Greek pantheon had goddesses like Athena, Artemis, etc., but the ancient Greeks still thought that women were naturally inferior and that their entire worth came from having and taking care of children. An even more striking case is Japan, which was historically even more sexist than the ancient Greeks although the Shinto pantheon was even ruled by a goddess.

It seems odd that these societies would think that overall female deities were roughly equal to male deities but female mortals were vastly inferior to male mortals.

Probably the wrong sub to post in sorry if that's the case

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this. Am just curious to know where the history of this sign came from! Thanks! :)

I forgot to specify in the title, but this applies to since gunpowder weapons were employed en masse to the 19th century.

It seems that the first rank would have it especially bad if they were kneeling while the second rank fired, as their comrades muskets would be very close to their ears. It seems that even after regular drilling the soldiers would have no hearing left, not to mention battles themselves. Surely this would have affected their ability to hear their officer's commands?

Napoleon enjoyed such a hagiographic legacy in a lot of countries, but especially in France after his death, and I know such movements existed. I find it very difficult to find accessible information in either French or English just because of the absolute lack of scholarship on the question. All information relates either to Napoleon's personal convictions which are eminently debatable, or on his political relationship with religions, before and after his death.

Any information on this sort of movement?

It seems like one of the few recurrent images of soldiers wearing glasses. After watching a WWII documentary the other night I noticed a couple of photos of Japanese soldiers wearing glasses and began to wonder why you don't see as many images of other contmeporary soldiers wearing glasses (in fact the only other similar image that comes to mind is American soldiers in the Vietnam War wearing thick framed glasses).

I'm really not sure if this question belongs here, so correct me if I'm mistaken.