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Dec
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awarded  Nice Answer
Dec
13
revised How did Poland fare under “personal unions?”
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Dec
12
comment How severe were the casualties in ancient/medieval battles?
Were there any well-documented battles that ended with a controlled withdrawal?
Dec
12
comment What were the military justifications for the bombing of Dresden?
And surely, the bombing had no impact on resistance of Dresden to Soviet ground troops. Dresden was taken on 8 May 1945, long after Hitler was dead, and after Goering surrendered, and after Jodl signed the final uncoditional surrender; just hours before the surrender went into effect at 23:01 (CET).
Dec
12
comment Is it true the British heavily downplayed their defeat in Cartagena?
"the name gives you an idea of how important the conflict was considered" - this argument works against you, since the name ("The War of Jenkins' Ear") was coined 100 years after the conflict ended.
Dec
12
reviewed Approve suggested edit on Were the British Over-Taxing their 13 American Colonies?
Dec
12
reviewed Leave Open Which lost historical documents, when uncovered, led to the most substantial revisions in historiography?
Dec
12
comment What were the military justifications for the bombing of Dresden?
Immediate military value? The only operation that comes to my mind is this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Silesian_Offensive (Mind you, the actual railroad to Breslau was not a target of a Dresden bombing. I'm providing a starting point for research, not implying it was the real/valid intent.)
Dec
12
comment Which lost historical documents, when uncovered, led to the most substantial revisions in historiography?
Please consider rephrasing to "Which lost historical documents, when uncovered, led to the most substantial revisions in historiography?"
Dec
8
reviewed Close Were there prehistoric interaction between Caucasian and Asian people?
Dec
3
awarded  Yearling
Nov
29
reviewed Reviewed In what year was the conquest of the Incas completed?
Nov
29
reviewed Leave Open Underground Tunnels in New York City and Boston
Nov
29
revised What process have countries followed when creating constitutions?
edited body; edited title
Nov
29
revised What was the reason for Soviet troops to withdraw from Yugoslavia in World War II?
I'm not interested in "publicly stated" reasons, but in all historically determinable ones
Nov
28
comment What was the reason for Soviet troops to withdraw from Yugoslavia in World War II?
@SamuelRussell Scratching my head now over downvote. The sentence mentioning "magic" in no way belongs to my actual question. I've removed it. It's just a minor loss of historical context.
Nov
28
revised What was the reason for Soviet troops to withdraw from Yugoslavia in World War II?
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Nov
28
comment What were the origins of democracy?
@ReliableSource The decision making in hunter-gatherer bands (the "before Neolithic" humans) is backed up by "Guns, Germs, and Steel".
Nov
28
comment What was the societal wealth demographics when the major pyramids were built?
@NewAlexandria Every your word assures me we are not on the same page at all. "Wealth" and "currency" are terms that don't help with anything here, but very much contribute to misunderstanding and useless debates.
Nov
27
comment What was the reason for Soviet troops to withdraw from Yugoslavia in World War II?
@Jørgen Thanks for pointing out this little gem. Curiously, Soviets stayed on Norwegian soil until they learnt about Hiroshima and Nagasaki. From Yugoslavia, it seems they withdrew much more quickly.