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Incredibly niche question: I read a French book extract about the Nazi doctor Herta Oberheuser that said she lost the right to practice medicine in 1958 after being identified by a former prisoner, appealed and regained the right to practice medicine in 1961. The French wikipedia, referencing the same book, says the same. I went ahead and modified the English wiki based on that info.
However, I then noticed the German wiki says she lost the appeal in 1960 and then had to close her practice for good.
So the French and German wiki appear to have different info, unless she appealed again in 1961, which seems unlikely.
So: I don't suppose anyone here knows what actually happened?
In any case, now my OCD's gonna haunt me about this until I source the French book and see what it says. Sigh. Also, I never realised how potentially dubious wiki entries can be. My professors were right after all...
Why does it seem that Cyprus is so often overlooked when talking about the eastern Mediterranean? Everyone wants to talk about Turkey, Egypt, and the Levant, but poor Cyprus is not often mentioned.
Could anyone recommend a good relatively neutral book/books on the economy of the USSR. That or something that covers 1920-1990 generally but with a focus on economy or changes in lifestyle?
I don't mind more academic/text book style. I'm just trying to find a reasonably unbiased source.
Was whiskey in America aged in barrels during the Wild West era or was it more like unaged moonshine?
We tend to think of New Coke as a complete failure, but to what extent was there nonetheless a niche market for it?
Did Axis soldiers call enemy soldiers on the Eastern front Russians or Soviets? Because the USSR was a multiethnic nation, not just Russians. There were Ukranians, Belarusians, etc. So, what did they call them? Russians? Soviets? Bolsheviks? Marxists? Or did they commonly refer to them by insults, like savages, commies, dogs, ruskies, etc?
Does the Green Dome of Medina really contain the corpse of the prophet Muhammad, Abu Bakr and Umar? If the latter is true, has anyone ever done an anthropological survey/DNA study of Mohammad's corpse?
When did people begin to refer to the Great War, as the First World War?
Do we have any evidence of a nontheistic dualistic gnostic religion?
What I mean is: no Gods, good vs bad, knowledge/mind = good while ignorance/matter = bad.
Basically: be good and search for knowledge because it's the right thing/the King says so.
If there are none (it may very well be the case and for sure I haven't found any), what are the most similar religions? I have no preference for time and place.
Thank you and I hope it doesn't break any rule (it's example-seeking, but in this thread it should be fine).
German for dog is hund which is obviously related to the English hound
My question is Is this connection a carry over from English’s Germanic roots or is it a reintroduction later?
I am reading a book called "The invention of Russia" and in it there is a mention about how the former Russian premier negotiated on live TV with the Chechen terrorists who had took 1600 hostages in Buddenovsk in 1995. I hoped to find a footage of these negotiations but I cant find any video of it. Is it possible that the footage is gone despite it being broadcasted on live TV?
Are there any books/articles that were written at the time Hitler was rising to prominence, which show what the general opinions of the European/North American citizens were of him, and whether anyone thought he would constitute as big threat as he eventually did?
Any book recommendations for learning more about the day to day lives of those living in one of the 13 colonies in the 18th and early 19th centuries? Journal entries/first hand accounts.
Can someone suggest a firsthand account from any PLA soldiers or officials responsible for dispersing the students during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests?
Best book(s) on the way the US trade Barons shaped nations other than the US, like the way Rockefeller's Foundation did in the Mexican revolution?
Does anyone have any good recommendations for books on the British Parliament, it’s early development etc?
I'm not sure if this is the right thread for it, but does somebody have good sources about the history of cars(not the film)? Anything is good as long as it is in either English or Dutch.
Where do we get the term Code Red and what did it originally refer to?
What are some good sources discussing the way history in schools used to be taught? Particularly relating to how the work of historians was treated as facts rather than perspectives.
Did Monastic Orders like the Cistercians make their own books, candles, soaps, cloth, etc, or did they just buy these supplies from the market.
If they did, do we know how they made candles and soap? Would it have been any different than a regular craftsman?
Can anyone suggest a good, fairly up-to-date book for an educated layperson regarding history of Sparta and daily life in Sparta? I'm aware of the general historical overview, mostly from discussions here, and am looking to learn more about the things we do (and don't) know. I realize lots of the ancient sources are suspect/exaggerations, and would love to read a modern, fact-based overview.
Japanese: When/Why did the pronunciations of the characters ゐ, ゑ, and を become identical to the pronunciations of the characters い, え, and お?
Did the Maori in New Zealand use projectile weapons before the adoption of muskets? Slings, bows, javelins, atlatl?
Best book on general Indian History 1800-Present? Seen Shashi Tharoor's Inglorious Empire and think it will be good, but hoped a more academic text could be provided!
Were nuns ever a target of the Italian battle for births? I’ve looked but I can’t find anything that mentions nuns at all.
Is the exonym "Berber" for Imaziɣen derived from Greek "Barbaros" without any particular confusion or complication? The supposed chain of transmission I get from e.g. Wikipedia seems a bit confused to me.
Stupid question: could Jews in Nazi Germany convert or pretend to convert to Christianity in order not to be taken to the camps?
Can someone help find a quote where LBJ said that without MLK he would not have pushed congress to pass the voting rights bill?
What are some good introductory books for learning about the renaissance in Europe, and more specifically focusing on the arts and culture in countries like Italy and France?
can someone tell me what this bayonet is and whether is it similar to the one in the other link. (the first image is from a youtube video about ww1, while the second is a photo i just took)
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/447764091176615939/481786221694287872/Inkedbayonet_LI.jpg
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/446853953905229844/481829513467002880/20180822_171505.jpg
What are some good books on Andrew Jackson and his battle with John Quincy Adams?
When was North declared North and who or which culture declared it?
What badges of rank did soldiers in any pre-modern Chinese army wear? How could I recognize a captain in the Taiping Rebellion? How about in the Han Dynasty?
When did this idea about making workers wear uniforms begin? When did it become commonplace?
Are there any historical commentaries on the quality of past presidents? I suppose a simple list of "Here's what can be attributed to John Adams, here's how it turned out" would suffice. Idk it seems like everyone's always proclaiming who they think the best presidents were and as silly a convo that might seem I think there would be value in someone actually knowledgeable about the subject to weigh in.
When did the last execution by hanging, drawing and quartering occur in England, and how did it come to be abolished?
What script was used to write in Persian/Farsi/Iranian languages after cuneiform but before Arabic script? I noticed this Sassanian coin from the 600s has a vaguely semitic looking letters that I don't recognize.
