I just finished watching
The First World War and now I want more! Can you recommend your favourite documentaries on History, particularly conflicts/war? I prefer a geopolitical focus (as in maps of the territories, graphic representations of strategies, what countries unied, what empires were divided in to what, etc.)
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posted by Tarumba
on Sep 23, 2012 -
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I need help with a book suggestion! All my particulars found within, within, within..
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posted by kbanas
on Sep 3, 2012 -
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I'm looking for quantitative studies or other accounts of how often, and in what ways, soldiers in dangerous wartime situations discuss the possibility of death.
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posted by inkfish
on May 11, 2012 -
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What are good history books covering Japanese militarism in the first half of the 20th century?
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posted by jeremias
on Jan 16, 2012 -
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Librarians / reference experts: I'm seeking any information in English about Phùng Thị Chính (other than the stub on Wikipedia).
posted by kalapierson
on Oct 15, 2011 -
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148 years ago today, 37 yr old Union Gen John Buford took the 1st calvary division into Gettysburg, got the lay of the land fast, grabbed the high ground, setting the stage for Union victory after the next three horrific days of battle. What books and/or websites have you read which have given you a better understanding of this battle and the people who fought it?
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posted by dancestoblue
on Jun 30, 2011 -
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My Mom and Dad served in the US Navy during WWII. What's the best way(s) to find their service records (and any other info/accounts on their service)?
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posted by jabo
on Jun 12, 2011 -
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A friend's 16 year old son has picked up an interest in history, particularly war memorials. She'd like to take him on a trip over spring break to encourage him but is lacking choices other than Civil War sites in VA/MD and the Pearl Harbor Memorial, both of which they've visited before. Places in the United States are preferable but she'd consider other English-speaking countries (she doesn't want to hire a tour guide). Where can they go to get a real sense of history and blow this teenager's mind?
posted by nuala
on Feb 7, 2011 -
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We're watching
Gettysburg, which is a great education in the Civil War for our 15-year-old son. What are other great movies about battles and war?
posted by musofire
on Oct 6, 2010 -
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History filter: can you point me to sources on the treatment of British POWs during the Crimean War?
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posted by artemisia
on Sep 15, 2010 -
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I enjoyed Rick Atkinson's
Liberation Trilogy on WWII (so far) and Shelby Foote's
Civil War: A Narrative. What are similar narrative retellings for other wars? I'm particularly interested in something like this for the Napoleonic wars.
posted by event
on Aug 13, 2010 -
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Are there any good books about the Chechen war that also give some historical background on Russian relations with the Caucasus?
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posted by falameufilho
on Apr 13, 2010 -
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Military history looks like a field where jokers abound. All sorts of people make various claims, and it seems that many of them don't know what they're talking about. How do I, a layperson, get the tools to evaluate claims about military history?
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posted by Monday, stony Monday
on Jan 31, 2010 -
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What resources (films, books, websites) can I share with my 13 y/o daughter who has expressed a recent keen admiration and care for the American soldier from the Vietnam War era to the present?
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posted by keith0718
on Sep 3, 2009 -
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I'm preparing for a massive personal archiving/interviewing trip with my grandparents and need advice regarding many aspects of the project.
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posted by ikahime
on Aug 18, 2009 -
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How long did it take for radiation to fall to safe levels in Hiroshima after August 1945?
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posted by yclipse
on Jul 27, 2009 -
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What are the best nonfiction sources about the atrocities surrounding the Mexican-American War and related Native American wars?
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posted by Bookhouse
on Jun 29, 2009 -
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In short, What are the best books (especially books), movies or other media about Vietnam that you know of? (Including the French War.)
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posted by MasonDixon
on Sep 22, 2008 -
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What are some objective criteria/metrics by which to measure progress towards success or failure in a war or other extended conflict?
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posted by EatenByAGrue
on Jan 13, 2008 -
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I'm looking for an instance of a large-scale man made disaster (such as a war) that collided with a large-scale natural disaster (such as a hurricane) in the same territory. Any nation, any era ... as long as it's fact. Thank you for any help you can offer. :-)
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posted by coizero
on Dec 31, 2007 -
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How was the Civil War .58 Springfield rifle reloaded? I understand that it was a percussion-cap rifle rather than a flintlock, and that it fired a muzzle-loaded minie ball. But what was the reloading process? What did the ammunition look like? There was no metal cartridge involved? How long did it take to reload and fire one of those things? Thanks, from a firearms n00b!
posted by jackypaper
on Oct 22, 2007 -
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Where do I find data about 1940s newspaper circulation? I want to see what was going on with newspaper readership in the 1940s, before, during and after WWII. I think that newspaper readership went up during the war and am trying to find data to prove it! I'm looking for 1940s circulation statistics for some of the big newspapers (NY times, LA Times, Chicago Tribune & Christian Science Monitor). I am finding very little reliable information. Is there a reference librarian in the house who could point me towards a reference book or source?
posted by pluckysparrow
on Sep 6, 2007 -
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I'm interested in reading about the Cold War, specifically, about Stalin and the Soviet side of things during the early phases of the war. Other topics are fine though. Any book recommendations you have will be greatly appreciated!
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posted by meta87
on Apr 4, 2007 -
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Historyfilter: What are the times in history when a major war seemed inevitable, but didn't happen?
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posted by bigmusic
on Jul 27, 2006 -
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Searching for an ant-war cartoon from WW1 or WW2. Features "Democracy" kneeling in front of Uncle Sam, pleading that he stay out of the war for her sake.
posted by The White Hat
on Nov 5, 2005 -
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What sort of guns (by model) were issued to United States soldiers in the first world war? Smaller guns in particular.
posted by dagnyscott
on Apr 26, 2005 -
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The British have the histories and diaries of Churchill and Lord Alanbrooke. Whose are the most important
American memoirs for the Second World War, shedding light on the American view of events and their opinions of their Allies?
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posted by alasdair
on Feb 19, 2005 -
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Any good books to suggest on the US-Mexico War of 1846-48? I've recently read (and found very interesting)
To the Halls of the Montezumas and Eisenhower's son
book. Any other suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks.
posted by matteo
on Nov 8, 2004 -
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posted by Slimemonster
on May 18, 2004 -
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Can a free people in a democratic country that has grown to such an enormous power remain to its historically told ideals of basic human rights, government from and for the people? Could the desire for control of that power be great enough to collapse a free society? Is humankind enslaved to war?
posted by the fire you left me
on Apr 30, 2004 -
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