Has there ever been a situation where the following conditions applied:
At the same point in time
A is actively war with B on battlefield 1
other troops of both sides work together* against C on battlefield 2
*= not just "happen to target the same object" but "actively communicating or plan...
Suppose someone is suddenly exposed to a barrage of media attention today, they might say something like "I feel like a Kardashian".
What if I have a character (in Europe) experiencing something similar in the 1850s, who are some of the analogous public figures that they might reference - "I fe...
Ben Kiernan uses the Tudor Conquest of Ireland as an example of an early modern genocidal campaign in his book Blood and Soil. While he quotes extensive contemporary description of depopulated landscapes and massacres of non combatants (by the perpetrators), what is missing is a single estimate h...
Beyond the generality of the college being administered by the PLA, why are they given a dagger, and more specifically, why does it say "military spirit"?
I have often heard it rumored that the Saudi government suppresses archaeological discoveries. There's plenty of circumstantial evidence surrounding this:
The Saudis have destroyed countless places of traditional worship, including much of the traditional architecture of Mecca. (I don't call th...
How would servants of kings, lords or so on, prove that they are on some task given by their lord if someone were to question them?
I imagine a letter written by a ruler would be enough for those who could read, but what about the illiterate people? And even letters could be counterfeit.
I have recently seen a caricature in which a blindfolded man goes along a cliff. The caption was: The german citizen in the 1960's. I thought it may have something to do with the economy, but in the 50's the economy in Germany was actually very good, so, any ideas?
Suppose someone is suddenly exposed to a barrage of media attention today, they might say something like "I feel like a Kardashian".
What if I have a character (in Europe) experiencing something similar in the 1850s, who are some of the analogous public figures that they might reference - "I fe...
I have often heard it rumored that the Saudi government suppresses archaeological discoveries. There's plenty of circumstantial evidence surrounding this:
The Saudis have destroyed countless places of traditional worship, including much of the traditional architecture of Mecca. (I don't call th...
How would servants of kings, lords or so on, prove that they are on some task given by their lord if someone were to question them?
I imagine a letter written by a ruler would be enough for those who could read, but what about the illiterate people? And even letters could be counterfeit.
Was Detente a crucial factor to finish the cold war?
I have recently seen a caricature in which a blindfolded man goes along a cliff. The caption was: The german citizen in the 1960's. I thought it may have something to do with the economy, but in the 50's the economy in Germany was actually very good, so, any ideas?
