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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of "A Modern Approach to Graham and Dodd Investing" (Wiley, 2004), an (economic) "history of the future," and the unpublished author of "Axis Overstretch," an economic analysis of World War II.


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answered Why was old Shanghai called “Whore of the Orient”?
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answered Why is King Henry V regarded as such a great King?
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answered Why didn't France and UK invade Germany September 3rd 1939?
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asked How did Poland fare under “personal unions?”
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answered Why did Britain and France not declare war against the Soviet Union when it invaded Poland in WW2?
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asked What were the causes of the “Dardenelles” fiasco in World War I
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answered World Wars and economic crises?
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asked What are the origins of Pakistani laws on “blasphemy?”
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answered Rosie the Riveter and “We Can Do It!”
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answered What did the sympathies lie of the US Navy around the time of the American Civil War?
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answered Why is the USA the world's strongest country?
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answered Did the Huns contribute to the Great Migration of Germanic Peoples into the Western Empire?
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answered What options India had other than getting its independence from Britain?
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answered What was President Jimmy Carter's role in the Iranian Revolution?
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answered Why was Khomeini in France? Who allowed him to leave and why?
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answered In which situation is the broadside more preferable than every gun firing on their own time?
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answered What were the main causes of successful take over of India by Britain?
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answered When and why China started to make a difference in the superpower arena?
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answered Why Americans like to enroll in military services despite huge risks involved?
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answered What historical conditions (culture, technology, events, etc.) contributed to China's current lead in population?