Or indeed to any war. Could they avoid the draft because of their addiction? Is there any evidence of heroin use by soldiers during the war?

I've tried to find an answer to this question but google only returns information about veterans who became addicts AFTER the war. Thanks.

I was watching A Million Ways to Die in the West last night, and it was talking about all the ways to die out there. And that got me thinking about this question.

Was it really deadly with outlaws and gangs shooting places up? Gun duels between two (or more) people in the center of towns? Etc.

Was reading through another kamikaze thread and the question came to me. I'm aware that it was very difficult to defect, what with limited fuel, flying in formation and living on an island, I'm more interested in any recorded instances of someone managing it.

Given that we live in an era where banks, cable companies, and internet services such as Google and Amazon have become enormous, why isn't there more talk about pursuing antitrust cases against these companies? I was wondering what the historical arguments (i.e. times when breakups were a disaster) against the implementation of antitrust laws would be?

I read a lot about the differences in tactics and military technology between WWI and WWII; that WWI was a war fought with 20th century weapons but 19th century tactics, that WWII was about speed, blitzkrieg etc. I guess what I'm interested to know is who among the Allies and Axis were the ones who revolutionized the military leadership side of things, and how did they go about doing it? Were the lessons learned by the end of WWI, or did they come about later? Were the ideas inevitable given the new technologies, or were there genuine military thought innovators?
EDIT: I meant better during WWII than WWI. Sorry bout that

Hello, I just wanted to start off by saying how much I love this subreddit, as a person studying history, this place is an absolute treat to visit.

I wanted to ask, what were the thoughts and opinions of European leaders on Germany after World War 2. I know many were obviously not happy with them (understatement I know), but at the same time, Germany, in remarkably short order joined organizations like the ECSC and NATO.

So I guess my question is a bit bifercated:

Was there opposition by European (western) leaders to Germany joining these organizations?

How were these processes handled?

Thank you!

They allowed a bank, the Louisiana Purchase, increased spending on military, high tariffs etc etc. But when it came to Transportation everyone seemed to stay put. Very little finagling was allowed. Why?

I'm just curious why they aim to keep this style going, is it because they want to keep the idealologies and optimism towards 'The American Dream' that was present in this era or just for pure nostalgia reasons? Sorry if this is the wrong sub, I thought a historian may know the reason why.

What is the oldest picture or video in existence? Don't know if this is the right place to post this but I'm curious. Thanks!

I saw it on history channel but I just don't understand. Can someone explain?

I'd recently read Joh Araki's manga Bartender, and every chapter always goes into detail about the origins and uses of various liquors. One variety that often pops up are alcohol traditionally made in monasteries. This struck me as a little odd - I'm not a religious person and I know little about Christianity, but I was always under the impression that drunkenness had always been considered sinful, or at least frowned upon. So why did brewing and vinification become something that monasteries did? A way of making money to fund the monastery?

I tried to find some resources on Wikipedia and through the search function here, but I have been largely unsuccessful. If this has been previously answered in detail, please direct me to where. Thank you in advance.

It's well known that salt was extremely expensive back then. The Romans used to pay their soldiers with salt and that's where the word "salary" came from. So how/why would they salt fields if it was extremely expensive? Was it worth salting your enemy's fields ?

I understand that the greater conflict grew out of the alliance system that European countries had at the turn of the century (Germany and Austria-Hungary, Serbia and Russia, etc.), and that Germany had a plan to attack and neutralize France first, then turn their sights on Russia (who had begun to mobilize against Austria-Hungary when that country attacked Serbia), but why did Germany and France go to war? Did France and Russia have an alliance as well?

This can be either discovery in ancient times or more recently (preferably both, if there is any evidence of possible discovery in ancient times).

Sometimes I think about how crazy it is that we had, essentially, these dragon-like creatures at one point existing on our planet. I expect when the first bones were discovered (my guess is somewhere in the 1800s but that could be horribly off), people's minds were collectively boggled.

What purpose did they serve during war?