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In 1856 United states sent a commission of 3 officers to study the war. They managed to obtain letters of introduction from British but not from French. After a long detour in Russia(to inspect Krondstadt defences and get permission to enter Russian camp in Crimea) they finally managed to reach...

I went on a vacation to France in last few weeks and obviously could not stop myself from spending full day wondering around French Army museum(did not get past Prussian war just too much awesome stuff to see) People often think that armour just magically became useless as gunpowder handheld...

Legend of American climbing Fritz Wiessner does not turn around as he and his Sherpa approach the summit of K2 in 1939. Americans claim first ascent of K2 and first ascent of an 8000m peak in Himalayas, all without oxygen tanks.. What do you think effect would be on popular image of Alpinism...

What do you think the chances are that either Patrick Ferguson designed breach loading rifle or John Hancock Hall rifle gets adopted when introduced? I am guessing that Ferguson's design would mostly be used for specialized units during Napoleonic wars, they are just too expensive and hard to...

What if German intelligence realized that Allies had no nerve agents available right at the start of the war? There was a thread earlier about German first strike(attack on Scapa etc). What if Germany launched a first strike using nerve agents delivered by LW against France and England?