I am almost finished with David McCullough's book about John Adams, which in my opinion is incredible. I was wondering if anyone can suggest a good Bio on George Washington?

My favorite Napoleon quote is this one:

"You cannot stop me, I spend 30,000 men a month."

I'm just curious as to what the context of this quote is. Where was he/who was he talking too. Can anyone help me out with this?

I've read a lot about the space race in the last week, and it got me thinking. What's the reason as to why the USSR were first to just about everything except the manned moon landing?

Was their economic situation superior to the U.S. or is there maybe some other reason to them leading the space race almost the whole time?

I realize that allergies may have been significantly less common in the past due to natural section. Did they seem them as in connection to religion or witchcraft somehow? Did they understand that some substances illicit a response in certain individuals and was there a treatment?

Obviously he was one of the major organizers of the Holocaust and responsible for the logistics of deporting Jews to concentration camps - yet there were other Nazis captured and convicted of their crimes, and other Nazis that killed Jews with their own hands by the thousands. What "enabled" Eichmann to be tried by Israel? Why only he? Thank you!

I'm American, and I've heard mentions of these incidents occurring, but I'm not sure how frequently this actually happened. I have an Austrian friend who was surprised when I told him about this, so I thought I'd delve deeper.

Some cursory internet searches indicate that German prisoners were used for farm labor and such, and I imagine that given the very unlikely odds of making it back across the Atlantic without capture that it was commonplace for them to have more freedom of movement than, say, German prisoners in the UK. But I can only imagine the feelings that this would produce for the Black soldiers, sailors, etc. in America who witnessed enemy prisoners being allowed, in certain respects, a greater level of freedom than themselves in their own country, even as they prepared to fight and potentially die for their country.

Also, should Mestizo and Mulatto be capitalized, or did I error?

The all contradicted eachother. I've seen a few reason why, but I'd like to hear it a bit more in deph. I'm also interested in why Great Britain did this. Was it just to make as many "friends" as possible while actually lying?

I own a 19th-century rifle with spike bayonet, and I've always wondered why the bayonet mounts so that it's set above and to the right of the barrel, instead of being below like a sword or knife bayonet would. This setup seems to be fairly common, based on images I've seen, though having it there interferes with vision somewhat and also affects the balance. Is there a reason for this design?

Just to make him more relatable to South Eastern Asians compared to looking Indian?

Were there any communities or subcultures? How does it compare now?