7 Going back to a comment I had made in the question on What were the types of sieges something I had seen often referred to in the Bernard Cornwell Sharpe series was the Forlorn Hope.

Dec 4, 2018 · The Romanians wanted it back, and while the Axis powers dominated Eastern Europe and the Balkans, the only way to get it was to persuade Hitler that he should change his policy and return …

The hope that the Allies would not have the will to invade the home islands and take casualties was an increasingly forlorn one. Watching the Allies fight Germany to the bitter end must have given even …

Oct 15, 2019 · Taking a single statement, completely out of context, will rarely helpful in understanding the meaning of the statement. So the first step is to collect the surrounding text, in the hope that …

Jan 12, 2022 · Why weren’t the Dutch and Belgian borders fortified with wire, trenches, mines, etc., as it became clear Germany would invade during WW2?

The most common injuries to the knee are occurring in the bones, muscles, cartilage, meniscus, ligaments and tendons. These have to be considered for antiquity between being known, identified …

Oct 26, 2016 · I am interested in learning more information regarding the history of family structures, specifically as relates to stay at home parents. The only data I can really find is from the late 60s until...

Jul 28, 2016 · The is dated from 100–940 CE. The sailing technology of this time frame is way beyond Egyptian papyrus rafts. This begins almost 200 years after the battle of ,one of the great naval …

Apr 27, 2021 · Good question. "What was Japan's plan for them?" -- does wishful thinking count as a plan? They had no realistic ability to do anything with soldiers outside of the home islands once they …

Jun 30, 2019 · Did medieval Mongol horse archers have deformed arms like English bowmen? And were there other archer inside or outside of Europe in ancient times who suffered the same deformity like …