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Weeks into his presidency, Abraham Lincoln was confronted with his first naval question: What to do about Fort Sumter? First, should he re-supply it--and risk war--or not ...
...that Morris is not included in the strategic decision making in Israel and is after all an historian.
The question is different and it is a question that many nations faces from time to time. What a...
... many criticism in the past from people on the left but such an explicit discussion is really needed as the questions of what happened to the American Ideals are questions that would stay with us for ...
...metable.
Is Andrew Sullivan right in saying that this elections are basically about the empire question?
That's the critical question in this campaign: do Americans want a neo-empire ...
... role in the scandal, but it shouldn't end there.
Our democracy is in peril when mainstream media fail to question the official view and put the interests of ordinary Americans first. This watchdog ...
...eorge W. Bush, "We reached agreement on the need to take care of the Iranian threat. I left with a lot less questions marks I had entered with regarding the means, the timetable restrictions and Ameri...
In his book What’s Left?: How Liberals Lost Their Way Nick Cohen, the British author raises the question of the way European liberalism treats Islamic Terrorism.
Beyond the contortions and betraya
Hi anyone,
I hope that someone can give me an answer to the following question because I'd really like to know it for sure.
Why did Hitler kill all the jews and others ????
Hope someone can help
Once you find out who financed Germany in their mission to take over the World it will answer the question, "Why did hitler kill the Jews?". I can recall the movie but remember that movie with Dezel W
Pardon my lack of specific knowledge here but I have been curious about something.
What happened to the WWI battlefields in France and Belgium during the WWII years. Were there any WWII battles on o
...panies, etc attached. Some regiments had only 1 abteilung.
The total number of panzers seems right.
The question I have is this: most seem to accept the 3 platoon per company, 3 company per batall...
...I was reading through some Civil War material and I got to thinking about UXOs and the Civil War, and a few questions came to mind. I presume that there would have been a great deal of unexploded shel...
...et in Phoenix during the years of 1942-1943. You've been marvelous help to me, and I thank you.
A further question about 'blackout shades.' I'm trying to picture what these are. Is it the way it sou...
At the end of the series Shelby Foote recites DID IT NOT SEEM REAL. But right before mentions something written by Barry Benson about old veterans meeting here on Earth or in what sounded like BAL HAL
...whom it may concern:
I am doing a report on the mental effect of World War II. I'm looking for answers to questions like 'Was there any poisonous gas used that made soldiers psychotic?' Or 'Were sol...
...there organized cells that carried out operations under some direction from somewhere?
I realize that the questions are kind of vague. I have always heard about the french resistance in WW2 and what...
...arbor, the common populace of California was expecting iminent Japanese invasion of the West Coast. Several questions: 1. How likely did the US military deem invasion to be? 2. Did the Japanese milita...
Can someone please provide some background on two WWII flags?
1) A Nazi flag which is on a heavy cloth. It has the red background and an Eagle sitting on top of the swastika. I haven't been able to
i saw a similar question posted in sci.military.moderated group. so can anybody tell me his/her opinion about this? thanx.
...ame is Es Rox and I'm writing from San Jose, California.
Once I introduce myself I'd like to ask for some questions about the pre-second wold war. I am specially interested in the Spanish Civil War,...
I'm curious... Seems like there are conflicting ideas about General Jackson and his personality and how he related with his men. From what I can tell popular belief is that he was not close, a bit alo
...ident Lincoln agreed to put him on his ticket for the election of 1864 because he accepted Emancipation. My question is how would someone with such a strong racist sentiment able to justify Emancipati...
...d at some point. These anecdote make me wonder about the overall effectiveness of Home Guard infantry.
My questions are these: First, when did rifles become commonly available to the Home Guard? Sec...
...dney' was last seen drifting away, on fire, and no trace of her, or her crew, was ever found.
The book in question suggested that she had been finished of by a Japanese submarine, even though the ba...
...s under the Japanese, as I am writing a research paper on that topic. Anyone who can answer either of these questions, please respond privately and publicly...thanks in advance, Rob Bonstein...
I have a few questions relating to rare Sov tank variants I've seen as pictures in books, but never heard of in combat. The first are two T-34 variants, the OT-34 flamethrower tank and the PT-34 miner
...comes in as second (but if you only want to consider post-Kursk, it is the best tank of that period).
Any questions? Comments? Well, I hope so....
...ed in the Civil War. I plan a visit from Florida to Gettysburg this summer. I know this is a very 'general' question. But, I'm looking for advise on what to 'definitely see/not miss' while there, and ...
This aspect of the war is hardly discussed in the general books on WWII, so I have a few questions if you can bear with me.
What was the extent of Finnish cooperation with Germany during the war? Di
A number of years ago I got a number of german patchs. I've been able i.d. a number of them. Can some one tell me what the last three are: (1) it is back with a white H on it. (2) it is black with a w
1. Is there any difference between the two,if so,what? 2. Did all branches of the military serve these? I'm guessing the rations would be mainly for those in the Marines and the Army while on patrols
...nd it contributed to his success in the war with determination and risk-taking or some other damn thing. My question is what did Joseph Hooker and Ambrose Burnside do before the war as civilians?
'W...
An insultingly simple question for this newsgroup I figure, but darn it, I don't know the answer and I'd like to find out.
I presume it renders the gun unworkable or unusable but I would like some i
... as a meteorogist for the Japanese army in the Aleutians, but unfortunately I was too stupid to ask him any questions about it)....
...but how might that have affected the average german military man and family, the people who normally do not question their governments motives, but who happily go off to war as from time immemorial? I...
... the 72nd were composed of a large number of members from the Philadelphia area volunteer fire brigades. My question to you all here is this: What Pennsylvania regiments were particularly heavy with f...
althou both contributed to the success of the war, when the question of durability comes up. one factor has to be taken into consideration, the B-17 was basically an electrical aircraft, almost all of
...fired several hours during D-day at the landed soldiers, killing hundreds - perhaps thousends of them.
1. Question: Why was is not possible to stop this shooting with the overwhelming firepower, the...
I was watching 'Glory' the other day and have a question:
Would the standard bearer carry a rifle or any other weapon?
Hi,
I have a specific question.
Today somebody told me that axis forces (Luftwaffe) did airdrop propaganda leaflets in Turkish somewhere in N-Africa and/or the Balkan. Some of these are said to be
.... Why didn't the Union employ this rapid fire gun? Its proper use would have shortened the war.
A similar question for breech loading rifles.
Bob Kolker...
A friend recently told me of a conversation after WWII between an American and Japanese officer. The American asked why Japan did not invade the West Coast after Pearl Harbor, while we still did not h
...ill announced on Sept. 30, 1941, that the British tank production of that week was to be sent to Russia. My question: Were the Brits worried at all about the 'secrets' of their weapons being discovere...
... importantly they did not have the trust of their men. When discussing the Italian WWII generals, the usual question is: 'Which of them were *not* incompetent?'
2. Poor weapons and equipment. The It...
...SS regardless of how they felt afterward. Anyone who says otherwise likely has no military experience.
My question is can anyone point me too a decent and available English language work which might...
I have a question that has puzzled me for a long time and how to ask it, with sense? Well, after Gettys, Grant was with Meade the commanding general of the AoP. However, always it seems when the army
Dear Friends, The recent questions on the subject of Rudolph Hess caused me pose these questions. Did Mr Hess ever attempt to write or leave an oral record of his years with Hitler? Did the British go
...llowing:
'It is believed that mustard gas was used against each other by the Germans and the Poles.'
My question to you all is, does anyone have particulars on the French, British, German, Polish ...
I have a question that I haven't seen much that answers - how many of the cavalry units were men on horseback and how many were just foot soldiers attached to a cavalry unit? Thanks. Regards,
Hi. I just watched the movie 'The Gangs of New York.' I doubt very much the movie is an accurate portrayal on many levels, but I am wondering about the Draft Rebellion portrayed in the movie.
I coul
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