Oct 5, 2025 · Top 10 Military Budgets from 1950 to 2025. This Bar Chart Race shows exactly how global power shifted after WWII. The Soviet Union's dominance, China's massive recent …

Nov 15, 2025 · This is a little sketch that I have just acquired by Charles West Cope (1811-1890), can anyone tell me what kind of boat this might be?

Aug 19, 2025 · I am not an American. I do not live in America. But when I look at America, I see the greatest country in the world. I see the most powerful country in the world. Militarily, …

Jan 28, 2024 · Recently, I was wondering about daily life before the automobile; which raised a question in my mind. Before automobiles became popular, did horse-drawn carriages require …

Jul 8, 2012 · Birkenhead is perhaps Wirral’s best known area, famed for centuries of maritime trade and commercial activity. The name Birkenhead derives from the Old English 'birchen' …

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Sep 12, 2011 · All I can seem to find are Vikings, Saxons, and the bunch. Does anyone have any images of armor from the later Dark Ages around the 9th and 10th century? Anything from …

Aug 11, 2015 · Some claim thousands, which is highly doubtful. Hundreds could be possible. Any reliable data on the number of states within the Holy Roman Empire in a given year would be …

Oct 15, 2022 · I want to share the most reliable source on the history of the tribes of Genghis Khan. This book is called "The Compendium of Chronicles." This work was written on the …

Mar 19, 2021 · I repeatedly have great difficulties with late Latin. Now I must ask, whether the usage and meaning of the perfect tense had somehow changed during centuries? I cannot …