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Was it militarily possible to "island hop" the Philippines if not for MacArthur?

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Why did Poland keep Warsaw as its capital instead of returning it to Krakow in the 20th century?

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Could the Russians Have Done Better at the Battle of Tsushima Straits Than They Actually Did?

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Did American policymakers seriously consider scaling down Lend Lease Aid to the Soviet Union after the battle of Kursk?

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Why did Hitler send Manstein's army (and not some other) to Leningrad in the summer of 1942?

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Could the Soviet Union have continued fighting World War II without Caucasus oil?

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Why did the German air force lose experienced pilots faster than the Allies, even though they were defending their home airspace?

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Did the Germans lose the U-Boat war in World war II because of a shortage of quality, rather than quantity?

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Did the Axis try to "bribe" Turkey into joining them during World War II?

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Could the Soviet Union have supported Czechoslovakia primarily by air in 1938?

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Do any historians consider superior German airpower as the most important factor in the Battle of France?

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Did the Americans trade destroyers in the "destroyer deal" that they would later need themselves?

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What was the meaning of the following Neville Chamberlain quote?

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How and why did Charles XII get to Poltava?

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Was it militarily possible to "island hop" the Philippines if not for MacArthur?

What did Germany do in World War II about the different rail gauge in the Soviet Union?

Why did Poland keep Warsaw as its capital instead of returning it to Krakow in the 20th century?

How did Moscow become the capital/most important city in Russia?

Why did modern "Romania" remain the most "Roman" part of the Balkans?

Why were troops with bayonets often effective against enemy cavalry even though the bayonet was a "secondary" weapon?

Could the Russians Have Done Better at the Battle of Tsushima Straits Than They Actually Did?

Did American policymakers seriously consider scaling down Lend Lease Aid to the Soviet Union after the battle of Kursk?

How and why did e.g. Chechnya differ in status from entities like Armenia?

Why did Hitler send Manstein's army (and not some other) to Leningrad in the summer of 1942?

Could the Soviet Union have continued fighting World War II without Caucasus oil?

Why did the German air force lose experienced pilots faster than the Allies, even though they were defending their home airspace?

Did the Germans lose the U-Boat war in World war II because of a shortage of quality, rather than quantity?

Did the Axis try to "bribe" Turkey into joining them during World War II?

Could the Soviet Union have supported Czechoslovakia primarily by air in 1938?

Did the Allies try to "bribe" Franco to join them in World War II?

Has history mistreated Nero?

What is the historical background of the current Ukraine crisis?

Do any historians consider superior German airpower as the most important factor in the Battle of France?

How were the Bulgarians regarded by the Nazis during World War II?

Did the Americans trade destroyers in the "destroyer deal" that they would later need themselves?

Why was the British army so short of rifles after Dunkirk?

How did the Japanese treat captured "Flying Tigers" in World War II?

What was the meaning of the following Neville Chamberlain quote?

Why were the Mongolian armies able to to use greater percentages of archers than (Medieval) Europeans?

Did the French Revolution help produce French military "elan?"

How and why did Charles XII get to Poltava?

What are the origins of Pakistani laws on "blasphemy?"

Were there any successful attempts by the Allies to "turn" groups of Axis soldiers?

Why have officers in the U.S. army tended to "top out" at the level of Major?