/u/RikikiBousquet's posts
A recent AskScience thread said that Mongols began their conquests with what was essentially small ponies before meeting horses that impressed them in the Middle East and in Eastern Europe : did the discovery of different breeds lead to logistical, tactical and efficiency changes ?
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A friend's joke about Napoleon at the École Militaire and Harry Potter at Hogwarts got me curious: what were his days like? How was it structured: professors, subjects, schedules? Was gym class fighting and shooting? Was it really useful in his later life? Did he escape to drink with his buddies?
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Did early Hollywood really used to have French Canadians as Big Bad Villains? If so, why? How did it come to this?
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Every time I see someone scything, my back hurts. My instincts tell me it would paralyze me the next few days, or lives. Are they right or was there a way to survive this ordeal ?
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A roman camp has to be built deep the enemy's country. How was it all planned: the food, the location, the roles? Was there a common theory shared by those who built them? Did legions had to train others skills and trades or did they bring workers to help them into making those camps?
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Romanian friends tell me Gastroenteritis didn't really exist there (60's to 90's) compared to NA or Western Europe. Is there any truth to this? Even just a little?
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Foraging and War : What were the typical structures, goals, and tactics of a foraging party in a war environment ?
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A popular idea on the internet is to call William The Conqueror and his Normans vikings, denying any "Frenchiness" to them. What do historians think about it? How much did they change from Rollo's settlers to William's people?
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