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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of "A Modern Approach to Graham and Dodd Investing" (Wiley, 2004), an (economic) "history of the future," and the unpublished author of "Axis Overstretch," an economic analysis of World War II.
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How was the United States able to produce excellent tanks in 1942? "The Americans had a lot to learn in 1942 (though everyone agrees they did learn quickly)." An earlier generation of British soldiers experienced this in 1776 (and shortly thereafter). |
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May 12 |
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How and why did the “Green Gang” hold the balance of power in Shanghai in 1927? added 92 characters in body |
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May 12 |
answered | How and why did the “Green Gang” hold the balance of power in Shanghai in 1927? |
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Did Hitler make the right decision for Germany when he called off Operation Zitadelle (during the Battle of Kursk)? added 12 characters in body |
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May 12 |
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What family or other connection bound Chiang Kaishek and Cai Yuanpei, two ideological opposites? added 268 characters in body |
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May 11 |
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What role did Lucky Luciano play in faciliting South Europe invasion? Interesting question. +1 |
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May 11 |
asked | What family or other connection bound Chiang Kaishek and Cai Yuanpei, two ideological opposites? |
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May 10 |
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How independent were the Eastern European countries from the Soviet Union? added 91 characters in body |
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May 10 |
asked | Did Hannibal start the Second Punic War prematurely? |
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May 10 |
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Was Hitler's genocide of the Jews “different” from other mass killings? @J.Katzwinkel: When I asked this question on meta, it was downvoted, and I was basically told that I was being "too hard" on Hitler. meta.history.stackexchange.com/questions/504/… So when I edited the above question, I used allegedly and quotation marks to demonstrate "neutrality." Doing my best to follow site guidelines. |
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May 10 |
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Where does the name of the country “Belarus” come from? @FelixGoldberg: Changed "Rus was a leader of" to "Rus was a reference to" a group of Vikings... Is the new version correct? |
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May 10 |
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Where does the name of the country “Belarus” come from? added 1 characters in body |
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May 9 |
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Why did Emperor Nero kill his mother and others? added 126 characters in body; edited title |
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May 9 |
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Has history mistreated Nero? @YannisRizos: Removed references to bursts of anger. |
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Has history mistreated Nero? deleted 15 characters in body |
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May 9 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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May 9 |
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Has history mistreated Nero? @FelixGoldberg: I have reworded the question to better fit the "answers" I got in the above comments. Hopefully, someone can answer it now. |
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Has history mistreated Nero? added 86 characters in body; edited title |
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May 9 |
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Was the State of Indiana's legislation changed to fix the value of Pi? To elucidate further, most people on the site work with computers. A question about "Pi" would be interesting to many people on the site. Some of your other questions (indirectly) link back to the most controversial topic on the site. meta.history.stackexchange.com/questions/504/… |
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May 9 |
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Has history mistreated Nero? @YannisRizos: I expanded the last paragraph to address your points. |
