/u/Picklesadog's posts in /r/AskHistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

How strong was Japan's military, compared to the US, before the attack on Pearl Harbor?

24 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Were German soldiers allowed to refuse orders to commit war crimes during WW2?

23 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How common was a quick death in Roman era combat?

18 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Would a private fighting for the Union in the US Civil War be given a sabre?

16 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

What was the life expectancy of Males born in the Soviet Union in 1923?

14 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

The US Civil War featured tons of new technologies and tactics. How would the US military have stacked up against the European Powers towards the end of the Civil War, as far as weaponry, numbers, and tactics are concerned?

11 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

What happened to the walls surrounding Isola Ortigia, Syracusa?

10 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Roman historian Tacitus mentions Jesus in the Annals, but the oldest known manuscript dates to about 1000 years ago. How do historians gauge the authenticity of this work, or of other similar works?

9 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Congressman George P. White introduced the first Anti-Lynching bill to Congress in the 1890s, but it was defeated. What would this bill have done and what were the arguments against it?

9 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Would the Nazi focus have been on eliminating Jews without Hitler?

8 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How strong was Japan's military, compared to the US, before the attack on Pearl Harbor?	24
Were German soldiers allowed to refuse orders to commit war crimes during WW2?	23
How common was a quick death in Roman era combat?	18
Would a private fighting for the Union in the US Civil War be given a sabre?	16
What was the life expectancy of Males born in the Soviet Union in 1923?	14
The US Civil War featured tons of new technologies and tactics. How would the US military have stacked up against the European Powers towards the end of the Civil War, as far as weaponry, numbers, and tactics are concerned?	11
What happened to the walls surrounding Isola Ortigia, Syracusa?	10
Roman historian Tacitus mentions Jesus in the Annals, but the oldest known manuscript dates to about 1000 years ago. How do historians gauge the authenticity of this work, or of other similar works?	9
Congressman George P. White introduced the first Anti-Lynching bill to Congress in the 1890s, but it was defeated. What would this bill have done and what were the arguments against it?	9
Would the Nazi focus have been on eliminating Jews without Hitler?	8