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After watching a lot of footage from WWII, I couldn't help but notice that their signs were almost professionally painted. Who did the signpainting in the armies?

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Can anyone here recommend me a good book or two on the history of Japanese woodblock printing?

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Can anyone direct me to some good sources and journals on the First Red Scare and the general American reaction? The book list is a good start but I need more.

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Non-American here studying US history and I'm wondering about the reasoning behind the expansion in the late 19thC. Questions/details inside.

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Why did the Soviet people fight so hard to defend a repressive regime in WWII?

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How valid is the interpretation that most conquest done by Europeans from the 17th to end of the 19thC is spearheaded by economic, mercantilist interests?

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Why did both Germany and Lithuania refuse the offers of Kaliningrad in lieu of payment?

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What are the cases for and against the authenticity of Montezuma's Headdress? I've been looking for information and I have found little on this historical curiosity

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I'm interested in the use of images in modern history and their usefulness in gaining any meaning from them. Is there any good journal articles or books that I can read about the debate as photographs and images for drawing meaning from?

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After watching a lot of footage from WWII, I couldn't help but notice that their signs were almost professionally painted. Who did the signpainting in the armies?	481
Can anyone here recommend me a good book or two on the history of Japanese woodblock printing?	7
Can anyone direct me to some good sources and journals on the First Red Scare and the general American reaction? The book list is a good start but I need more.	6
Non-American here studying US history and I'm wondering about the reasoning behind the expansion in the late 19thC. Questions/details inside.	6
Why did the Soviet people fight so hard to defend a repressive regime in WWII?	5
How valid is the interpretation that most conquest done by Europeans from the 17th to end of the 19thC is spearheaded by economic, mercantilist interests?	4
Why did both Germany and Lithuania refuse the offers of Kaliningrad in lieu of payment?	3
What are the cases for and against the authenticity of Montezuma's Headdress? I've been looking for information and I have found little on this historical curiosity	2
I'm interested in the use of images in modern history and their usefulness in gaining any meaning from them. Is there any good journal articles or books that I can read about the debate as photographs and images for drawing meaning from?	0