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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Military Uniform | 12/6/2011 |
| Q: I have attached a picture of my Great Grandfather, Silvio Rappo who born in 1862 in the province of ... A: during the years 1876-1902, Italy was involved mostly in colonial wars in Eritrea and Ethiopia, as ... | |
| Military Uniform | 11/4/2011 |
| Q: I have attached a picture of my Great Grandfather, Silvio Rappo who born in 1862 in the province of ... A: the uniform worn by your great grandfather is the dress uniform of an infantry regiment during the ... | |
| Ancient Military Uniform Dress | 11/9/2010 |
| Q: Could you please give me some information on these accessories to a dress uniform. I believe they ... A: I agree with you, these epaulettes (shoulder pieces) look Russian, as shown by the monogram N II ... | |
| Rifles | 10/27/2010 |
| Q: Howdy- this may be out of your sphere, but you may have access to books I can neither find nor ... A: the Austrian Army in 1848 used the 1842M Augustin musket for the infantry, and the 1844M carabine ... | |
| Close formations in ancient infantry | 10/19/2010 |
| Q: I know that there were different tactics used for infantry in Ancient times: that light infantry ... A: the advantages of a close formation are essentially two: protection and impact shock. Let's give a ... | |
| Roman Armor | 10/5/2010 |
| Q: In the opening scene of the movie Gladiator i noticed that the soldiers are wearing a sort of ... A: Gladiator is a very interesting movie, even though it is often not very historically accurate; the ... | |
| Can you help identify this uniform please | 11/7/2008 |
| Q: I have attached a photo of my great great grandfather (I think!) Peter Jurgenson. I have been ... A: the uniform is Russian, belonging to an infantry regiment's NCO or soldier; see these pictures for ... | |
| miliatry history | 5/27/2008 |
| Q: who introduced the army service number? and who if anybody had number 1 A: the use of dog tags was permitted by the US War Department in December 1906; subsequent regulations ... | |
| military uniform | 5/17/2008 |
| Q: I have a 19th c. portrait of a young officer; dark green tunic with double breasted silver buttons & ... A: it's not easy to identify an uniform without a picture, however I would say it reminds me a Bavarian ... | |
| Military 'V' / '>' Symbols | 2/18/2007 |
| Q: I am interested in the origins of the 'V' or '>' symbols used widely seen in the modern military. ... A: the chevron, as the V symbol is called, is an architectural term denoting the rafters of a roof ... | |
| Military history | 11/9/2006 |
| Q: Do you know the history of the military uniform? When uniform used for the first time and what is ... A: There are a few recorded attempts at uniform dress in antiquity: one example is the Spanish infantry ... | |
| Francesco, Hello. My question... | 10/8/2005 |
| Q: Francesco, Hello. My question is quite fundamental and quite silly I suppose. I was watching on ... A: actually of the 37 elephants Hannibal led from Spain to Italy, all but three died upon arriving in ... | |
| Military History | 4/6/2005 |
| Q: Can you think of any examples of when a military force entered a country to protect the people of ... A: the most famous example that comes to mind, is the Gallic campaign of Julius Caesar, which started ... | |
| Henry IV Abortive Crusade 1197 | 2/6/2005 |
| Q: I have run into a very confusing situation regarding two? different Henry's pertaining to the ... A: the Henry who died in 1197 in Messina is Henry VI (the 6th), Holy Roman Emperor, who married ... | |
| Galleys | 11/1/2004 |
| Q: Upon reading about the history of the inquisition, I found out that sometimes people were sentenced ... A: sentence to serve in the galleys was applied to men only: the galley rowers were not slaves, but ... | |
| evolution of european warfare | 10/17/2004 |
| Q: hey, my name is justin howard and i am in an AP European Histoy class at Eastlake High school in ... A: you csn email me your questions, I'll try and answer as fast as possible. I don't have any specific ... | |
| IRWIN ROMMEL | 3/24/2004 |
| Q: I AM OF THE OPINION THE THE DESERT FOX WAS A MILITARY GENIOUS . BUT I HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED IF HE HAD ... A: Yes, I think that Rommel would have delayed the defeat of Germany, maybe by one year, by avoiding ... | |
| IRWIN ROMMEL | 3/21/2004 |
| Q: I AM OF THE OPINION THE THE DESERT FOX WAS A MILITARY GENIOUS . BUT I HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED IF HE ... A: I agree with you: I've always been fascinated by Rommel's military genius, tactical skills and ... | |
| WWII - Italian Campaign | 3/11/2004 |
| Q: My father fought WWII with Gen. Clark's 5th Army in Italy. I have a list of all the cities his ... A: these websites describe two museums devoted to Gothic Line history: ... | |
| New Caledonia | 2/25/2004 |
| Q: Do you know if and when New Caledonia will gain its independence? A: New Caledonia is a French Overseas department with a strong presence of French nationals (31%), and ... | |
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Francesco Marchesani
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Expertise
I have an indeep knowledge of European history, expecially Ancient, Roman and Medieval history. I focus my attention on military history as well; I have access to a university library with many ancient books.
Experience
Mainly through self study (other than my university studies in laws) I have acquired a good knowledge of the topic, which I enjoy further study.
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