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| Subject | Date Asked |
| ammo boxes | 5/31/2010 |
| Q: I have bought wood ammo boxes from a garage sale I was wondering how old or what they would be worth ... A: To be honest I don't think they would be worth much. They are probably from WW2, and during that war ... | |
| Combat Aviation | 11/26/2009 |
| Q: Has there ever been, in any branch of any military, a combat helicopter ace? That is, someone who ... A: I don't think there has been, although I'm not sure. The general rule of thumb is that helicopters ... | |
| WW1, First Army helmet | 9/9/2009 |
| Q: I have a helmet, that belonged to my great-uncle, that has a "91" inside a green tree on the helmet. ... A: First, the 91 and the green tree represents the 91st Infantry Division. You can read all about them ... | |
| draft | 8/30/2009 |
| Q: When after vietnam did the graft end A: From Wikipedia: ======================================================================== Vietnam War ... | |
| WW1 uniform | 7/2/2009 |
| Q: I have my grandfather's WW1 uniform. on the left sleeve at almost wrist hright are 2 cheverons ... A: Those are overseas service chevrons. They indicated the wearer was stationed overseas for six ... | |
| molotov cocktail | 5/22/2009 |
| Q: can the flames from a molotov cocktail be put out if burning on the outer hull of a WWII panzer ... A: Thats a hard question to answer as there were hundreds of different types of Molotov Cocktails and ... | |
| Battle Dress Badges | 4/11/2009 |
| Q: This isn't a homework question. I picked up a battle dress from a garage sale today. It's from 1951 ... A: It looks to me like a West German uniform, as their national flag was the tricolor Black/Red/Yellow ... | |
| world war 2 | 9/18/2008 |
| Q: who officially ended world war 2? A: The European part of the war was ended on V-E Day (May 7, 1945), when Nazi Germany surrendered to ... | |
| world war one generals | 8/21/2008 |
| Q: I have a wwone medal and on the edge it says GNR. J.D.T. Patten. R.A Do you know if this medal has ... A: My guess would be it means "Gunner J.D.T Patten, Royal Artillery" If you go to a good university ... | |
| British Military Tradition | 4/17/2008 |
| Q: I've read that in World War 1 and prior, there was a tradition where the men of a unit, or those ... A: It's usually called the "Last Man's Club" and it still exists today but obviously not as often as it ... | |
| WW11 Normandy | 10/10/2007 |
| Q: Can you tell me what the "D" in D-Day stands for? I have been wondering about this for a long time, ... A: It doesn't really stand for anything. It's a way of keeping information secret in case it falls ... | |
| photo ID | 8/7/2007 |
| Q: I have two photos...one of my grandfather with the date 1916-1918 on the back wearing a uniform and ... A: By all means, please send these pictures to me, I'll try to do what I can, but please don't get your ... | |
| military draft | 6/10/2007 |
| Q: How many wars has the draft been active? A: What we call the draft today... the Selective Service System, has been around since 1942, but was ... | |
| military history | 3/2/2007 |
| Q: hold old was the youngest service member ever awarded the medal of honor? A: Many 18 year olds, most notably Arthur MacArthur, father of Douglas MacArthur. Also Thomas Custer, ... | |
| epaulet | 11/26/2006 |
| Q: they are around ww2 i think , dark navy, thee gold stripes with purple trim with a gold diamond on ... A: Not really possible to identify them unless I have a picture to look at. However, I will tell you ... | |
| Return of soldiers | 10/18/2006 |
| Q: I would like to know when most soldiers returned to the U.S. from WWII. If you could give me as ... A: There wasn't a specific date. They moved soldiers home as quickly as possible using the ships they ... | |
| ww2 | 10/10/2006 |
| Q: what was the fasion like during world war two? A: I don't know much about fashion, but I do know that materials and fabrics were in short supply, and ... | |
| second world war | 4/22/2006 |
| Q: how was the german tank ace michael wittman killed A: This is from Wikipedia: ############################### Death Wittmann was killed in action less ... | |
| WW2 | 7/14/2005 |
| Q: I have an assignment for history, and i'm trying to find the truth behind the movie Saving Private ... A: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saving_Private_Ryan#Historical_background has some information on the ... | |
| WWII | 6/10/2005 |
| Q: I am writing a WWII fiction and am in need of some geographical help. I need the name of an ... A: Here are some links that might help you out: http://www.mapsouthpacific.com/pacific/index.html ... | |
| Cold war | 4/8/2005 |
| Q: This question is about the cold war. Before inter-continental missiles, US bombers with nuclear ... A: I don't know much about this topic and there doesn't seem to be much on the internet about it. Your ... | |
| I was asked a question in... | 3/21/2005 |
| Q: I was asked a question in history, and I'm not really sure how to answer it. If the Schlieffen plan ... A: This question calls for a lot of speculation and "what ifs" and I don't think anyone can really give ... | |
| Nazi beliefs | 2/3/2005 |
| Q: (1) What were the Nazi's reasons for believing that they were the superior race? (2) What were ... A: Unfortunately, these questions are far too complex to be answered here. Some scholars have spent ... | |
| Battle of Britain | 5/26/2004 |
| Q: Mr. Saurman, This may seem like a rather trivial question, but perhaps because of that it may be ... A: I'm sorry but I don't know of any way to find the answer to that question. I did do a paper a few ... | |
| Suez Crisis Q | 5/15/2004 |
| Q: I would simply like to know what America's position was in the 1956 Suez Crisis? What were its ... A: Well, our position was much like it was in the Falklands War, we didn't really like what England was ... | |
| INFORMATION ABOUT 18-19 CENTURY CANNON | 4/3/2004 |
| Q: LAST YEAR I FOUND A SMALL CANNON IN AN ABANDONED BEACH IN THE SOUTH OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SOME ... A: I'm not an expert in this area, but I can tell you a couple things. This was probably not a real ... | |
| 1st Bn. 14th Inf. Regt. 25ID | 3/14/2004 |
| Q: 1/14 was the last unit I was in, and while I was there, one of my leaders referenced our motto ... A: I had always heard that the right hand of any commander is where his number-one assistant stood, ... | |
| george washington | 2/28/2004 |
| Q: my 4th grade daughter is being taught that George Washington was British during the French and ... A: Everyone who lived in the thirteen colonies was a British citizen until we declared our independence ... | |
| history | 2/27/2004 |
| Q: How did the Nazies come to adopt the swastika as their symbol? A: Swastikas have been a design element for thousands of years. Someone in the Nazi party just thought ... | |
| Russian Carriers | 2/25/2004 |
| Q: By any chance do you know if the USSR had any carriers during World War II? Also, do you know where ... A: As far as I know the Soviet Union had no aircraft carriers until the 1960's. I think they were ... | |
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I can usually handle any question on USA or European history since 1870. I am especially interested in WW2 and Spanish-American War. Also Spanish Civil War and WW1 to a lesser extent.
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B.A. in History.
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