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| location | New York, New York | |
| age | 55 | |
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I took a double major in Economics and History in college in the 1970s. My "sweet spot" probably lies at the intersection of those two subjects. For instance, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" was really an "economic" admonition--to conserve ammunition.
I am the published author of "A Modern Approach to Graham and Dodd Investing" (Wiley, 2004), an (economic) "history of the future," and the unpublished author of "Axis Overstretch," an economic analysis of World War II.
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Mar 6 |
asked | What advantages have motorized infantry enjoyed over standard infantry besides speed? |
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Mar 5 |
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Why did the USA stay out of the League of Nations? @T.E.D.: At the time, Republican control of Congress was the "norm." I took pains to point out why Wilson (a Democratic President) was the "exception." (And the fact that he had few coat-tails, barely winning re-election.) |
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Mar 5 |
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Which nations have armed prisoners and sent them to war? Tugachevsky was an OFFICER (a Marshal). But the question was about "prisoners," not "soldiers." Following the 1938 purge, Rokossovsky was taken out of a Siberian prison to command an army group in World War II. |
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Mar 5 |
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Ethnic Germans in Russian service in Poland @Anixx: I put French (in parentheses) AFTER German, almost as an afterthought. I never said that they were employed in the same numbers as the Germans. |
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Mar 5 |
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Which nations have armed prisoners and sent them to war? @Anixx: The "classic" was Stalin's purge of Tugachevsky et. al. during PEACETIME (no hostilities). It made Hitler's "purge" of generals after the assassination attempt in 1944 look "selective" by comparison. |
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Mar 5 |
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Ethnic Germans in Russian service in Poland @Anixx: Actually, the reference should have been to Catherine the Great, not Peter. The influx of French started under Elizabeth, Catherine's predecessor. I believe Brusilov's observation, and consider the cause to be self-evident. |
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Mar 5 |
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Ethnic Germans in Russian service in Poland added 4 characters in body |
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Mar 5 |
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What was the significance of changing the name of “Persia” to “Iran”? added 128 characters in body |
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Mar 5 |
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Why have officers in the U.S. army tended to “top out” at the level of Major? deleted 11 characters in body |
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Mar 5 |
answered | Why did the USA stay out of the League of Nations? |
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Mar 5 |
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Why did China shut itself out of the world in the 15th century? I added an upvote that cancelled out the down vote. Good work. |
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Mar 5 |
answered | Why didn't the silk road run north of the Black Sea? |
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Mar 5 |
answered | Why did the USA take no action to help Pakistan during their 1971 war against India? |
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Mar 5 |
answered | What was the significance of changing the name of “Persia” to “Iran”? |
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Mar 1 |
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Why M.K. Gandhi preferred Nehru for Prime Minister candidate and not Sardar Patel? @FelixGoldberg: I have amended my answer to incorporate your comment. Would you consider "undownvoting" it? |
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Mar 1 |
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Why M.K. Gandhi preferred Nehru for Prime Minister candidate and not Sardar Patel? Expanded answer/ |
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Mar 1 |
answered | Why M.K. Gandhi preferred Nehru for Prime Minister candidate and not Sardar Patel? |
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Feb 27 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Feb 27 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Feb 26 |
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Why have officers in the U.S. army tended to “top out” at the level of Major? This is like e.g. the accounting firms. Only a handful make it to first-level "Partner" (probably equivalent to Lt. Colonel) or higher. The ones that don't are expected to leave, after rising initially through the ranks of junior, advanced, senior, and managerial accountants. |
