Well, I guess it depends what you mean by "Europe" joining the side of the South. I find it hard to picture England, France, Spain, Portugal,...
I don't think this is true, thenextGeek. I think that as long as you are a legal permanent resident, you can enlist in the US armed forces.
You know, this is interesting. This is a topic I have been thinking about for many years. I think that going forward standards will change. But I...
If the choice to pay taxes should belong to each individual, though, then why not eliminate the tax, and then each individual has even more choice....
Ok, I think Friedman really believed "Don't make the best the enemy of the good." While he may have liked a situation where the government only...
It is certainly true that slavery was the largest issue surrounding the civil war. Sometimes it is argued that the Civil War was about state's rights...
According to Wikipedia, it was 2,100,00o soldiers for the Union versus 1,064,000 for the Confederacy. About 365,000 Union soldiers lost their lives,...
I have read some about the various factions within Japan at that time. The foreign ministry had their own plans, as did the army, as did the navy....
I don't think it was the delegates at the Constitutional Convention who are responsible for the overreaching Federal government which we "enjoy"...
I have heard it theorized that Hitler was jealous of his generals and didn't want any of them to be known as the ones who crushed the remnants of the...
Yes, your points about Hamilton's meddling in the economy are well-taken. I surely don't think that we should follow all of his economic advice. I...
Good choice, skyblue. Other notable qualities about Franklin include his sense of humor and his scientific accomplishments. Franklin's sense of...
While many of the points raised in this thread are valid, we must also consider that it makes sense, from an economic standpoint, to devote a greater...
I believe that the Allies' advantages in manpower, production, and strategic resources meant that any redeployment of U-boats would have meant little...
Well, military helmets and body armor do seem to be effective then at many things. They will protect against some types of bullets, also they...
Yes, the "turtle ships" seem like they were awesome. Almost like something out of a movie. So not only was this guy a master naval tactician and...
I don't think this is necessarily true. There have been countless examples of declared wars which ended before one of the participants was utterly...
Interesting topic, and I agree it is a subject which is often overlooked. I really enjoyed the page about POWs being interned in Switzerland. I...
I was just reading a bit about the 16th century Korean admiral, Yi Sun-sin. His achievements when vastly outnumbered are nothing short of...
It seems from the wiki article that he was a Chinese diplomat posted to Austria, who was thus in a unique position to help European Jews. It is...
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