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Outside of Steenson's After Marx, Before Lenin are there any other good books on the social democratic/socialist/Marxist movements between the 1880s and the 1910s?
I'm looking for some good literature to learn more about China during the rule of Deng Xiaoping. Any suggestions?
How long could British Sailing ships stay at sea before returning to port?
In the Lynyrd Skynyrd song, Sweet Home Alabama, there's a stanza,
In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor, boo-hoo-hoo
Now we all did what we could do
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth
What's that about?
Has a “Complete Works” of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara ever been published in English?
In the 1950s, when the Soviet Union gave China heavy machinery in exchange for agricultural goods, would that be considered investment?
Could this recording of the 1883 Krakatoa eruption be real? https://youtu.be/v2pPRiUUnOg
How/where can I learn about the Lusitanians?
What rivers played a role in the navigation and settlement of the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
Finding information on the navigable rivers in New Zealand has been difficult to say the least.
Was the treatment of slaves in the U.S. specially cruel by historical standards? How did it compare to other slave-owning societies through history?
Hopefully this sort of question is allowed:
Debating with my friends about how we can view people in the pasts morality. I know I've seen good write-ups here about not judging peoples attitudes of the past by modern standards. But I cant seem to find them in the FAQs (or even quite what to search for). Anyone lend me a hand?
What is the first recorded instance of someone referencing future historians? I know on Reddit people love to jokingly post "Hello internet historians" on noteworthy posts, but even in non-fiction authors often write about how strange or odd events or practices will seem to people studying us from the future. I'm interested in seeing how far back "meta-history" goes.
How prevalent were fully automatic small arms in the first world war as a whole?
I'd imagine that before 1918 they were not much use in stationary trench warfare, but would serve a better purpose in mobile conflicts? What theaters were submachine guns more common in?
When was the double-tongued belt invented? Or rather, what is the earliest record we have of someone wearing a double-tongued belt?
Is there a good historical atlas of Europe and Eurasia? By which I mean an atlas that shows the boundaries and borders of the different states/kingdoms/territories over time (say from 1500 until 1900) along with internal subdivisions (provinces), key towns and cities, etc. Along with perhaps topographical features and linguistic distributions?
Why do Americans prounouce Van Gogh as van go while other countries say van goff? Are there any other famous figures Americans call differently from the rest of the world?
What was the first music video by (a) black American performer(s)? The 5th Dimension released a video for "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" in 1969, but I'm wondering if there is anything earlier?
What were the grenade launchers used in the 1971 Belfast riots used to fire rubber bullets?
Are there any historically accurate maps of Spartas maximum territorial extent?
The Panther tank entered service a year after the Tiger. The Tiger's development also started before the Panther's. So why was the Panther called "Panzer V" and the Tiger "Panzer VI", and not the other way around?
A relative of mine was badly injured in WW2 and refused to speak about it his whole life. He didn't even tell his wife what happened to him. So, now that he's passed, I'm curious to find out what happened to him. Is there an easy way of doing this? As far as I know he was a War Substantive Flying Officer in a glider in the British Army. I think his plane was shot down in 1944, but thats pretty much all I know. There a website called https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/ which says it has a file on him but you need to pay an £8 a month subscription and from the reviews I've read the website is a bit dodge with taking card payments. Any help would be much appreciated! Also, not sure if this is the right subreddit for this question!
What was life like for gay people in the Crusader states?
Any documentarys less than 20 minutes that tackle civil issues in the 50s and 60s that mention Jim Crow laws?
I’m sorry if I’m asking for too much
Can anyone link me some sources talking about the Meiji cultural reforms aka the westernization of Japan during the late 19th century?
what did people call World War 2 while fighting in it? For example, in USSR it was the great patriotic war, but what about other countries?