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Can anyone tell me what military uniform this is?
Awarded Jun 17 at 23:21
Did Cato the Elder think destruction of Carthage was more important than anything else for Rome?
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Why do Eastern European countries have the greatest female-to-male ratio?
Awarded Jun 17 at 12:27
What is this 17th century Swiss coin?
Awarded Jun 16 at 23:33
Was the town Jadovno near Gospić named after the concentration camp during World War 2, or was it the other way around?
Awarded Jun 16 at 15:25
Is the Native American relationship with colonists described in 'In the Days of Poor Richard' historically accurate?
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Was World War I caused by intensified nationalism? [closed]
Awarded Jun 6 at 9:21
What is the origin of Gladiatorial Games?
Awarded Jun 5 at 5:18
What was the status of Shia Muslims in the Ottoman empire?
Awarded Jun 4 at 5:20
When did the news start reporting 'women and children were killed'
Awarded Jun 3 at 7:55
In WWII, how were all pilots/soldiers able to identify enemy vehicles?
Awarded May 31 at 5:57
When did it become popular to drop the A.D. in dates?
Awarded May 27 at 6:12
How were army formations deployed in the First World War in trenches?
Awarded May 26 at 12:13
Does anyone recognize the identity and location of this octagonal structure?
Awarded May 24 at 19:21
On 15 October 1810 the 92nd Regiment were billeted in ruined houses at Crozendera, Portugal. Can anyone pinpoint this location?
Awarded May 22 at 17:08
What materials would have been used in the ancient Mesopotamian crown?
Awarded May 21 at 4:48
Who does Irenaeus call “a certain person among the ancients”?
Awarded May 19 at 13:35
What are the best primary textual sources I could point to regarding the existence of Julius Caesar? [closed]
Awarded May 18 at 21:02
What was the nature of a widow's personal estate in Colonial America?
Awarded May 15 at 0:41
Is 'quartodecimo omnium sanctorum' the same as 'Nov XIV' on this Latin grave inscription?
Awarded May 14 at 11:56
What would have been the signal that Pontiac would have given to attack in Fort Detroit?
Awarded May 8 at 23:56
Does anyone know the names of schools in 1870/71 London (potentially near Brixton) where wealthy Americans traveling abroad would enroll their sons?
Awarded May 7 at 10:33
What did Douglas MacArthur mean by “In war, there is no substitute for victory?” [closed]
Awarded May 4 at 17:12
What is the meaning of George S Patton's quote “Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more?” [closed]
Awarded May 4 at 17:12
Where did a ship's navigator usually work?
Awarded May 4 at 12:29
Was the post-WW2 form of globalisation a historical abberation? [closed]
Awarded May 2 at 15:37
When names of these countries were first called
Awarded Apr 30 at 22:35
How much faster is the theoretical rate of progress than the historical rate of progress? [closed]
Awarded Apr 29 at 18:03
What fueled the street lights in 13th-century Cordoba?
Awarded Apr 26 at 16:01
Was there a fighter jet designed without cannons?
Awarded Apr 26 at 5:25
Why was Edward I of England the first Edward?
Awarded Apr 20 at 21:59
What did it mean to be a Grecian in late-18th Century British schools?
Awarded Apr 20 at 14:47
Did Julius Caesar ban low-birth people wearing pearls?
Awarded Apr 19 at 18:59
What was Prince Philip’s surname (prior to Mountbatten)?
Awarded Apr 18 at 8:43
Is there any evidence of heterosexual men being sexually attracted to women breasts pre-Victorian history? [closed]
Awarded Apr 17 at 10:59
Did Thomas Aquinas's correspondent James of Tonengo become bishop of Vercelli?
Awarded Apr 11 at 1:47
Are there any accounts of everyday life during the Black Death?
Awarded Apr 6 at 16:05
Identify the circa 1920 uniform in this photo
Awarded Apr 6 at 15:27
Why have we settled while foragers used to be healthier instead? [closed]
Awarded Apr 5 at 8:40
Are there any books on the recruitment of scientists from the Third Reich (Operation “Paperclip” and others)? [closed]
Awarded Apr 5 at 6:25
Was the average lifespan of a soldier deployed within Stalingrad only 24 hours?
Awarded Apr 2 at 15:31
Is Alexander Matrosov's service record publicly available?
Awarded Mar 29 at 9:57
Why did not US use solely (more) aviation and artillery when taking Okinawa during ww2?
Awarded Mar 27 at 16:20
What do these lines on the origins of Hindu/Muslim communal consciousness mean?
Awarded Mar 27 at 8:55
When did the terms, 1-point, 2,-point, 3-point, etc… perspective come into use?
Awarded Mar 26 at 6:51
Did pre-16th century Europeans call the Pacific Ocean the Atlantic?
Awarded Mar 26 at 1:56
Did the Balkans campaign delay Operation Barbarossa for the Nazis and was it therefore an important reason why they lost against the Soviets in WWII?
Awarded Mar 26 at 1:17
Is it true that there were American POWs in Soviet captivity after the Second World War?
Awarded Mar 25 at 17:36
Did a unit of 40 men hold off Rommel's “ghost division” for 18 days?
Awarded Mar 24 at 11:18
What were paper airplanes called before there were real airplanes? (i.e. untethered winged flyers, not kites or balloons)
Awarded Mar 20 at 4:41
Did a sumo referee ever actually commit ritual suicide over a reversed decision?
Awarded Mar 19 at 12:41
What proportion of women died in childbirth before modern times?
Awarded Mar 18 at 16:43
Who is the youngest monarch to have issue?
Awarded Mar 18 at 5:25
Can you help identify this European military uniform?
Awarded Mar 18 at 2:05
What constitutes a country's military being called a “Defence Force”? [closed]
Awarded Mar 17 at 21:05
Has historical revisionism ever led to problems in history?
Awarded Mar 17 at 17:33
What was the policy on academic research being published beyond the iron curtain?
Awarded Mar 16 at 11:06
Under German-Nordic heraldic tradition, can arms pass through the female line?
Awarded Mar 16 at 4:46
Have any kings ever been serving admirals?
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