Recent content by Yui108

Anyone still alive around here?

Pidiendo por Argentina, si sea posible.

good luck with the new NES bro

Great-Great grandfather served during WWI. The way the story goes, he was almost fresh off the boat from Sweden and then enlisted. He got lucky and spent the majority of the war guarding the Panama Canal Zone. Our family doesn't have anyone who's kept good records or anything of the sort (I'll...

Aetiologizing. I think I may have won.

American history isn't taught all that well at the secondary level?

Hey Dachs, I was following what you were saying about how it was foolish of the dem-republicans to pay Napoleon for the louisiana territory. What do you think would have been more wise? Simply taking it, or demanding it an ultimatum? Or something completely different, probably.

Do you feel it would have been wiser for the Americans to simply demand, or even occupy the Louisiana territory?

I think the best expression isn't that he lacked understanding of "grand strategy," but rather as Schroeder famously put it, he never saw a jugular he wouldn't go for.

Maybe they feel entitled to make a buck.

I'd also recommend the Transformation of European Politics, 1763-1848. Another, a little less scholarly but very strong, book I just finished is Russia Against Napoleon by Dominic Lieven. Goes into great depth on the personalities of the various national high commanders. Good stuff.

Prior the 19th century though? I'm pretty sure even Muhammad Ali paid taxes for a little while and I know he aided in the Greek insurrection. And yeah, the Nejd was never an Ottoman province in any proper sense IMO.

Weren't all of the Arab governors still responsible to the Sultan for taxes and military support?

Close contest between Baelish and the Greatjon. Baelish for reasons that should be obvious. Pretty sure the Greatjon took out at least 2 Freys at the Red Wedding. I have a feeling there is going to be hell to pay when (if :( ) he is released.

No, but not on any monogamy hangups so much as cleanliness ones.