I agree there are spies in every time period. Here is an interesting article about women spies from the South:...
What were the primary differences in these two revolutions? Were there any similarities? How did these differences and similarities effect the...
I had not heard about this. I am not surprised that the Indians made good soldiers. I think that those who assimilated faired much better than those...
Would 11 million people have fit on the island of Madagascar? I don't know, but I thought it was a very small island. In any case, I had not heard...
This is an interesting topic that I hadn't thought about before. I found this link that you might find interesting. It shows many types of...
I'm interested in what attracted the members of this forum to the subject of military history. For me, it was an increased desire to understand...
I am glad that we Americans have been able to become friends with the British. I hope we can continue to have good relations well into the future. I...
It's my first encounter with this myth. But, from now on, I will be more aware of these kinds of claims.
Yes, it seems that way to me and that is why it bothers me so much. I think we ought to declare war with clear objectives, otherwise it deteriorates...
Ugh! I should have known not to trust huff-po! I rarely read that site, but this story came up on my facebook feed and I bought it. Just - wow. I...
Really? Well, it never occurred to me that the report was untrue, but I haven't been looking into these kinds of stories for very long. How sad that...
Have you guys seen this story? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/18/spitfire-wwii-fighter-plane-myanmar_n_1978923.html It seems that as many...
Thanks, Red. It's a touchy subject but I think people should read the history of the Progressive movement to see how the intellectuals and societal...
I enjoyed seeing the aircraft on display at the USS Alabama site in Mobile: http://www.ussalabama.com/aircraft.php It was a few years ago and it...
I've heard that the best estimates are that were that there were 1/3 Patriots, 1/3 Loyalists, and 1/3 Undecided. I suspect that the Undecideds had to...
I think The Battle of Lexington and Concord is inspiring. "The Shot Heard Round the World," was fired. I think it was the point of no return in which...
Didn't the French and British take the land now called Palestine from the Turks? It is silly to say the Jews took any land in my opinion. Didn't the...
I was reading this article, which goes into some depth about the Whigs and how the Republican Party was initially formed. It's about a new initiative...
Also, as far as the gun being brandished: guns were not forbidden objects back then. People were armed in public all the time. Life was and is...
I found these incidents. Only one of these was about slavery. There may have been more. Yes, emotions run high on many political issues and slavery...
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