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Discussions of things historical.
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European Supporters of Mehmed II
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29 May 2013 will be the 560th anniversary of the fall of
Constantinople.
Years ago, I learned that the Venetian oligarchs remained neutral
during the seige of Constantinople in 1453. The Genoese participated
in the defense, and their force of 700 was commanded by Giovanni
Giustiniani who was mortally wounded.... more »
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Hitler's Views on Christianity
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Hitler may in public have claimed to be doing the will of God, but records of his private conversations show otherwise. Many of these were recorded by his secretary and published in a book called Hitler's Table Talk (Adolf Hitler, London, Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1953). I have lifted the text of these from the... more »
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Who was better general: Bolivar or Washington?
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"The traditional comparison between Bolivar and Washington strikes me
as misguided, and as a biographer of Washington, I can claim
competence in a way I cant on the Latin American sources. They were
totally different personalities facing fundamentally different
challenges. But as a military leader, Bolivar wins the competition... more »
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What did MacArthur mean by "bombing half a bridge"?
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When MacArthur reputedly said he didn't know how to bomb half a bridge, was he talking metaphorically (about running a limited war), or, was
he speaking literally - as in destroying exactly half the bridge over
the River Yalu?
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Pluto's Gate Uncovered in Turkey
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"Pluto's Gate Uncovered in Turkey"
A "gate to hell" has emerged from ruins in southwestern Turkey, Italian
archaeologists have announced. Known as Pluto's Gate -- Ploutonion in
Greek, Plutonium in Latin -- the cave was celebrated as the portal to
the underworld in Greco-Roman mythology and tradition....... more »
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