Joseph Stilwell, the caustic American Chief of Staff assigned to Chiang Kai-Shek, famously clashed with his superior over the prosecution of war in the China-Burma-India theatre. Things came to a head during Operation Ichi-Go when Stilwell, with the support of Roosevelt, attempted a coup to take ...

The Wikipedia page for John Paul Jones states that he was pardoned in Whitehaven in 1999 for his raid, but doesn't state why. The article that I have found that seems to contain the most information I have found so far is this one. The main reason I can think of from that article is that there ...

The Spanish annihilated the native populations in America. The difference in attitude between this tactic and, let's say, the Greek and Italian empire (considering the European Mediterranean countries), is colossal. Sure Persepolis and the Library of Alexandria were burnt to ground by them, but ...

How did noblemen and noble ladies spend their time during the rule of the Sun King? What was the daily round of a typical court lady and a court aristocrat?

Joel Mokyr writes in Demand vs. Supply in the Industrial Revolution that The determination of 'when,' 'where,' and 'how fast' are to be sought first and foremost in supply, not demand-related process. I am confused as to what is meant by "supply" and "demand" in this case. What are specifi...