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| rate of fire | 10/26/2009 |
Q: How long would it take a crew to go through the steps necessaar to fire a round from a Revolutionary ...
A: Depends on several factors among them the size (including caliber) of the gun. The bigger the gun ...
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| Bleeding before transfussions | 10/3/2009 |
Q: Mr Nordquist. I've got a question about how would folks before blood transfusions deal with someone ...
A: First of all folk medicine is an uncertain area. There were NO working(!) treatments for severe ...
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| us vietnam....and ussr invasion to afghanistan | 9/17/2009 |
Q: .. sir i have two simple question... 1)why us army invaded vietnam ? 2)why ussr invaded afghanistan ...
A: 1.Because the USA was afraid that if Vietnam was lost the rest of South East Asia (Thailand etc.) ...
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| stamford berserker | 9/16/2009 |
Q: by what i understand, the viking at stamford bridge was a berserkers, and berserkers were preists to ...
A: The Vikings (except at the very end of the Viking period when many were Christians) were all pagan ...
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| gunshow wound to shoulder, 19th-century weapon | 6/20/2009 |
Q: I recently read a 2007 answer you provided to someone who had asked about a man sustaining a GSW to ...
A: I love both historical novels and science fiction (a few of my favorite authors are Robert A. ...
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| swedish mauser identifaction | 5/21/2009 |
Q: i recently purchased a 6.5 X 5.5 Swedish mauser. i am a avid WW11 gun collector, my question is on ...
A: The Mauser rifle of the year 1896 is almost legendary in the Royal Swedish Army. It was replaced by ...
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| Morning Report | 4/23/2009 |
Q: Alan Cagle referred me to you about an injury described on a Morning Report. This describes my ...
A: This was hard! I have great difficulties in reading the text. I can not even understand if it is an ...
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| World History | 4/20/2009 |
Q: Napoleon said, "I am the signet [sign or stamp] which marks the page where the revolution has been ...
A: I do this free of any charge - and in fact free of any financial reward whatsoever - and in my not ...
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| shotgun wound in 1834 | 4/4/2009 |
Q: I have a simple question - what might the victim have received as far as medical care, and how ...
A: This was an abdominal wound which probably DID penetrate to the abdominal cavity (as intestines were ...
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| Military Draft | 4/2/2009 |
Q: Did Sweden have the military draft during WW1? My grandfather did his Swedish military training fom ...
A: Sweden did indeed have the draft at that time! My own father served from 1918 for 18 months in the ...
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| WW 2 physician - typhoid | 3/21/2009 |
Q: I am looking for information on a Dr. Sunday,an American physician involved in typhoid research and ...
A: I'm sorry! This is a person and a story I'm completely unfamiliar with. I had not even heard of the ...
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| empire | 2/21/2009 |
Q: 1. Is Khmer empire more powerful than Aztec empire, Incan empire, and Mayan empire (lasted over ...
A: Please Henry, I have told you over and over that empires too different in time are not really ...
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| picture | 2/1/2009 |
Q: I have a photo, that I orig thought was from civil war, but someone said that it looks like its ...
A: Yes this can easily be from the old Austrian-Hungarian Empire. He is also holding a beer tankard ...
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| Berlin - between 1947 and 1953 | 1/21/2009 |
Q: My grandfather visited Berlin in betwen 1947 and 1953. He wanted to visit with relatives in East ...
A: I assume that he was a U.S. citizen. He probably did fly to West Berlin (Tempelhof?). I think those ...
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| history | 1/20/2009 |
Q: 1. When decipherying, who should I trust? Here is lists of all empires throughout history I think: ...
A: 1. You can generally trust serious academic books on the subject (but even there there may be some ...
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| British in ww1 | 1/19/2009 |
Q: i need help for an essay and i having trouble finding the right info. so aside from these questions ...
A: What do you mean by treaties here? Treaties are often made before or after a war, not that often ...
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| Dutch Japanese Conflict | 8/23/2008 |
Q: I was told that the Dutch lost their entire air combat force along with thousands of troops ...
A: They did. However their air combat force was not particularly big. They had big naval losses too. ...
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| Bodrum | 7/16/2008 |
Q: During WW1 Bodrum had a station for German submarines. UB-14, U-21, U-35 came to Bodrum several ...
A: Since Germany and Turkey were allies during World War 1 I'm not surprised. I have checked Sir ...
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| Jewish Reaction Revisited | 7/13/2008 |
Q: Where? When? First time I asked this question. Please point me to where you answered it. If ...
A: Sure! Ok, no problem now! But I'll take the opportunity to send you a plea for help due to my own ...
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| Jewish Reaction Revisited | 7/13/2008 |
Q: Where? When? First time I asked this question. Please point me to where you answered it. If ...
A: There really must be some misunderstanding here, either from your side, or from mine, possibly even ...
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| MILITARY HISTORY | 6/16/2008 |
Q: WHAT DOES KAMEHAMEHA MEAN, WHY DO THE JAPANESE USE IT IN ONE OF THERE FAMOUS ANIME SHOWS " DRAGON ...
A: Kamehameha is NOT Japanese! If I remember correctly it is Hawaian and I believe the name of a local ...
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| Gunshot wounds | 6/14/2008 |
Q: I see you seem to be the gun shot wound guy. I am writing a book, a romance book so my weaponology ...
A: Though being an ex-military (Lt.Col. - retired) dr. I'm not a surgeon. But I'll try to answer as ...
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| WWI | 5/15/2008 |
Q: My question that you answered before was a big help so i have one more. i read that German U-boats ...
A: Oh yes there was. The best was a convoy system where civilian ships were moved together in convoys ...
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| Hollywood vs History | 4/11/2008 |
Q: I'm interested in the Hollywood vs History angle. The film "300" won big at the box office so it ...
A: Actually many! In most cases due to oversimplifications or plain misunderstandings. In the movie 300 ...
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| Portugal | 3/26/2008 |
Q: I haven't made much progress on my novel in a while, unfortunately--I'm getting extremely bogged ...
A: Well, I'm actually an army type, not navy and especially not sailing navy. I think the safest thing ...
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| Swedish military 1896 | 1/30/2008 |
Q: My grandfather emigrated from Sweden to the U.S. in 1899 (born in 1873). I have a copy of an item ...
A: At that time you came of legal age at 21 (now 18). Conscription usually then - and now - starts at ...
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| Swedish military 1896 | 1/26/2008 |
Q: My grandfather emigrated from Sweden to the U.S. in 1899 (born in 1873). I have a copy of an item ...
A: Interesting! What you have found is his military "registration book" for his military service ...
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| Brain fever | 1/18/2008 |
Q: I'm writing a novel set in 1870's. One of my characters develops a "brain fever". I have done a ...
A: Well first of all all infection illnesses that I have mentioned here are the results of INFECTIONS ...
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| Brain fever | 1/17/2008 |
Q: I'm writing a novel set in 1870's. One of my characters develops a "brain fever". I have done a ...
A: Well, this is quite a hard one! If you think of a bacterial meningitis or encephalitis your ...
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| History of Colors..... | 12/20/2007 |
Q: This is probably a difficult question, but I have got to find and answer. Well, I am trying to ...
A: Sorry, this is a - I suspect - a very American question. I'm a Swede, living in Sweden with ...
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| Grandfather's death | 10/9/2007 |
Q: I'm trying to write about my grandfather, who was shot during a deer run in June 1916. He was shot ...
A: unfortunately I have far too little information here to do any real evaluation. In 1916 very little ...
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| gunshot wound from and army colt 1861 | 10/4/2007 |
Q: I am writing a book which is set in the last months of the American Civil War. I saw your answer ...
A: Well, in that case I suppose the legs would be best, but that may result in an amputation with maybe ...
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| Recovery from gunshot wound 1880 | 9/26/2007 |
Q: Hope you can help. I'm currently trying to establish the after effects of a gunshot wound to the ...
A: From the Crimean war on minié bullets were common for rifles (both muzzle loaded and breach loaded) ...
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| Recovery from gunshot wound 1880 | 9/25/2007 |
Q: Hope you can help. I'm currently trying to establish the after effects of a gunshot wound to the ...
A: If he developed fever he may be in deep trouble! Remember this is long before antibiotics. A metal ...
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| German military duty | 6/6/2007 |
Q: Is is still true that Germans must enter into the military after high school? I understand there is ...
A: Well, I just wanted to make clear that this was not my field. Good! Well Sweden has had a military ...
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| German military duty | 6/5/2007 |
Q: Is is still true that Germans must enter into the military after high school? I understand there is ...
A: I'm a Swede living in Sweden NOT a German. I understand, speak, read an write German (as well as ...
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| German military duty | 6/4/2007 |
Q: Is is still true that Germans must enter into the military after high school? I understand there is ...
A: As far as I know Germany still has a military conscription system (called Militaerdienst) but there ...
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| Use of military history | 5/17/2007 |
Q: Sir, I am working on my doctorate of education, focusing on the use of relevant military history in ...
A: Well, first of all you must understand that military history is a HOBBY of mine, nothing more & ...
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| Battle of Visby | 5/8/2007 |
Q: Dr. Nordquist-I am a former infantry officer and I read a statement in Keegan's "The Face of Battle" ...
A: Well, I have read Keegan's book too. And I have read some other sources on it too, but they were all ...
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| Ancient Roman Battle Event | 12/7/2006 |
Q: I would appriciate it if you could tell me about the Battle of Corbione. All I know is that the ...
A: Not much more I'm afraid! The Roman commander - most probably a consul - is said to have been Titus ...
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| military button French? | 11/23/2006 |
Q: could help identify a button It has cross axes with a number 3 under them Found it in my mothers ...
A: Sorry, I'm not much of an expert on uniform details, so I'm afraid I can not be of much help! ...
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| Help appreciated | 11/1/2006 |
Q: I am doing a project on the Monroe Doctrine and its response or lack-therof in Europe. Can you ...
A: The Latin American wars of liberation could proceed without the Spaniards getting any support from ...
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| what brought the fight? | 10/20/2006 |
Q: -------------------------------------------so who won the fight?
A: Well the USA got itself out of the fight at good terms after bombing North Vietnam to a large part ...
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| what brought the fight? | 10/20/2006 |
Q: what was the cause of the war in vietnam?
A: That is a LONG story! Vietnam (together with Laos & Caambodia) became a French posession during the ...
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| Finnish winter war | 10/11/2006 |
Q: Even if Finlands conduct of the finnish winter war is considered to be intelligent,brave and heroic, ...
A: Field Marshal Carl Gustav Mannerheim, Commander in Chief of the Finnish Defence Forces, wanted that ...
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| Americans serving with R.F.C. | 9/18/2006 |
Q: I have a copy of Diary of an unknown Aviator. Published in 1926 by Grosset & Dunlap,with a foreward ...
A: I can not answer this directly. But the United States' Armed Forces have a finding & identification ...
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| WWI military planes | 9/11/2006 |
Q: My understanding is that on WWI fighter planes guns were mounted on the nose, if this is true, how ...
A: That is mainly true! It was solved by the Dutch(-German) aircraft manufacturer Fokker and quickly ...
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| German Army | 8/19/2006 |
Q: During WWII the German Army had certain army units made up of medically disqualified soldiers. I ...
A: Not much unfortunately. Such units were a result of the reluctant attitude of the Wehrmacht ...
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| siege warfare terminology | 7/21/2006 |
Q: My question relates to a translation of a historical text in french by the military strategist ...
A: Well, first of all English is not my first language (which is Swedish), so I'm not sure I can indeed ...
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| Economic influence on America's Strategic War Decisions/Foreign Policies | 5/7/2006 |
Q: You said you were an expert on WWII, so I thought you might have an answer to a question on a topic ...
A: I'm not exactly an expert on WWII but I'm interested in it. It is difficult to draw a clear line ...
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| tanks | 5/4/2006 |
Q: I was woundering when the first tank was invented?
A: During the first World War (if you mean the modern tank, war chariots were used from the bronze age ...
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