Like, are these minor nitpicks? Is it common for history books to be hit by this kind of criticism? Or are these flaws serious enough to damn the entire project?

My late grandfather served onboard the USS Sablefish (SS-303) during the Korean War. He told me that they used to have an ice cream machine onboard that they were able to help themselves to whenever. They also used to mess with the other sailors by putting stuff inside the machine like socks (why? no idea.) I was just wondering how popular self-serve ice cream machines were amongst US and other world's naval fleets.

I read that the Germans and the Japanese would rather surrender to the western powers than to the USSR. Is this because the Red Army had a reputation of "total annihilation" or treating the defeated really bad? Or "just" because they (the Axis powers) inflicted so much damage to them they were sure the russians would seek some kind of revenge?

If there isn't a massive compendium or encyclopedia of sex during that period, is there something similar where a literary work or a series of sketches by an artist describes A LOT of sex?

I am not necessarily wondering how accurate these tactics were for vikings themselves but whether any of them have been used at all during the Middle-Ages.

I am going to list down the tactics I can remember:

-Two forces pushing against each other with their shields. One side would, for an instant, lift up an archer so that the archer can shoot straight into the enemy line.

-Again two shield walls pushing against one another but then one side has a row of men take some steps back only to rush into the back of their comrades. This sudden push forward would break the formation of the enemy line.

• Two shield walls again...For an instant, the shield wall would be opened up in a location so that some enemies which stumble forward will be engulfed.

Sorry for not being specific.

I meant during the time frame " BC " when both worship old Gods like Zeus. During the "Classical Period"

Did any states or cities provide taxpayer-based services for the destitute? I recognize that this is a broad question (are schools, firehouses and libraries social services?), but I'm trying to find out if any states provided for what we'd call a 'safety net' today. Or were all orphanariums and old folks' homes run by private charities and religious organizations? Anything similar run by the state?

I have a paper on the Internet and communication and information on the internet. I was wondering if anyone can break down the history, origins and original purpose of the internet as this will serve a crucial part of my paper. I do not want to miss any major points..

So far I have:

-ARPANET was a big player in research of the Internet

-Telecommunication networks didn't like the idea of the internet at first.

-Started with Packet Switching

Any additional information will be greatly appreciated.

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Hey /r/AskHistorians! This is my first post here, please point out any flaws in it.

I wondered why Middle-Age is considered as an era where people were uneducated, dirty, gross, rude and obnoxious, whereas people in the Roman Empire (for example) are considered as clean, educated, intelligent for the most part. This stereotype (is it actually a stereotype?) appears a lot when the era is depicted in entertainment shows for example, at least where I live (France).

I hope my question is clear enough.

Thanks!

When I hear that when the Empire State Building was finished in 1931 with an airship tether, was that seen at the time as a gimmick?

If I were a middle class New Yorker, what were my expectations? Would I be looking forward to realistically visiting Europe on vacation once every few years? Would I be looking forward to being able to visit my brother in New Jersey more often?

My grandfather was a former member of the Chinese Nationalist armed forces. He used to talk about how terrible life was for both the Communist and Nationalist troops. One thing he mentioned about the Chinese Communist troops that intervened in the Korean War was that a significant portion of them were ex-KMT troops that had basically been forced into the PVA. He said that it was his impression that Mao wanted to get rid of these troops of uncertain loyalty in case of a US-backed KMT counterattack, and had been given the chance to do so in Korea, where many of these ex-KMT troops would be sent in first while more loyal, elite, Communist formations would be committed after saturating the UN positions.

I used to think there was at least some exaggeration in this, but I recently read that one reason why the ceasefire in Korea took a long time to negotiate was due to a significant amount of Chinese POWs wanting to be repatriated to Taiwan, not China. Do we have any idea as to how many ex-KMT troops were involved, and whether there was any truth to what my grandfather said?

I think this just barely qualifies under the 20 year rule. It appears that the U.S. policy was instituted in 1992 as a result of DoD Directive 5210.56, signed by Donald J. Atwood, Deputy Secretary of Defense, under George H.W. Bush, (Source: The Blaze.com) but there is widespread conflicting information about this online.

I was curious about the actual motivation for this directive and also about the historical precedent. (Not wearing swords in the company of the king type of thing).

I Would Like to Know a perspective of a Historians point of view of the Treaty Of Waitangi?

Question says the crux.. So many countries are still trying to merely replicate what the US did almost a century ago, this is technological breakthrough on a scale too impressive to imagine! What factors allowed this success to happen?

If someone can suggest one or toe books a layman can pick up to understand this event, that'd be awesome too!

All I can find on wikipedia is that Plutarch says it had thirty oars, Google didn't turn up much either.

I am assuming a trireme would have been too big to have only thirty oars, and wikipedia's list of ancient vessels is mostly Egyptian and Roman.

So, what type of ship would Theseus have had?