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Did B-17 crews run into difficulty releasing their bombs and does data exist on this?

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How did an advancing force walk during WW1?

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Is The King (2019) historically realistic?

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How were wars financed under Islamic empires?

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At what age did samurai children start going into battles in the Sengoku era?

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Did the Germans consider an amphibious landing for Fall Blau?

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What kind of rifle used this shell case?

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How much did Spanish California officials earn?

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What uniform is this man wearing (probably Austro-Hungarian circa 1900)?

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Were Allied high commanders that bad at the end of WW2?

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What was the timetable for Germany's Invasion of the Low Countries (Fall Gelb) in WW2?

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When people use spears to fight cavalry do infantry stab the horse or the rider?

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