History questions and answers

I wonder if someone might help me. I'm writing a novel. My protagonist is a dual national (English born, German parents) bio chemist contracted to work for Freiburg University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Freiburg) 1938. At the time science is deemed useful only if it is practical and he is ordered to travel regularly ....

I’ve read that the American Revolution started (https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord) at Lexington and Concord with what Ralph Waldo Emerson called, “the shot heard around the world”. Battles of Lexington and Concord (https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord) The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-83) . The ....

This question is related to the question I asked previously: Why was the shape of German states pre-WWII (especially Prussia) so complicated? (https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/20844/why-was-the-shape-of-german-states-pre-wwii-especially-prussia-so-complicated) Most maps of pre-WWII are not detailed enough to see an exhaustive list of enclaves and exclaved territories. Only the major ones are visible. For example, the ....

Does anyone know the purpose of these slots in this stone slab? If it helps, the stone slab may have been taken from a nearby castle. Also, there's another stone slab (also embedded in the wall) that is a mirror image. ....

Today on the radio, I heard about a commander or an officer who was in a cave waiting for a battle to start and he was feeling that he will be defeated because of the large enemy forces (he was in a negative morale). However in that cave he saw ....

Johannes Blaskowitz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Blaskowitz) was a German General during WW2. He committed suicide in 1948 while being tried as a war criminal. His action during the Polish offensive seem rather counter to this, to quote wikipedia: As a traditional soldier, Blaskowitz kept a firm control on the men under his command ....

Iran was a friend to the USA until Carter traveled to Iran and immediately afterwards Iran faced revolution. Khomeini went to Iran from France. On November 4, 1979, an angry mob of young Islamic revolutionaries overran the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking more than 60 Americans hostage, etc... Now Iran ....

The German edition of Wikiquote contains the following (http://de.wikiquote.org/wiki/Napol%C3%A9on_Bonaparte#Unvollst.C3.A4ndige_Quellenangabe_.28Hinweis.29) alleged words of Napoleon (in translation): I know men and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between Him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I ....

When reading literature about the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem, I always wonder which year it took place. Some books say 586 B.CE. and some say 587 B.CE. Is this because we don't know? Or is there some other reason? If we don't know, what are the arguments for one or ....

I am having trouble distinguishing History from Mythology, especially in the context of Greek Mythology. The internet sources have a narrative that intermixes both. After reading for a few minutes I easily lose track of whether I am reading history or mythology. I understand that it is not easy to ....