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57 Questions

Why did archery not make a comeback when armor was phased out in the 18th century?

Why did Europe not see Roman-era numbers of men participating in battles until the 17th century?

How did Nazi Germany produce such an impressive portfolio of officers for WW2?

Why was PTSD not written about as much before the 20th century?

How did the gold of the new world cause the Spanish Empire to collapse?

How true is the statement “Soviet troops got into Berlin riding American trucks, walking in American boots and using American trains”?

How close was the Soviet Union to collapsing during WW2?

What are the main reasons historians give for the Soviet Union's collapse?

Why and how were east Brandenburg, Pomerania and Silesia taken away from Germany after WW2?

How effective were longbow archers against plate-armored infantry?

Why did Japan not withdraw from China as its pacific front was crumbling and the threat of US invasion imminent?

Why was there no concerted effort to end the Barbary pirate raids until the 1800's?

Why were 40,000 German troops left in Prague instead of pulled back to defend Berlin?

What is the historical evidence behind the claim that the Soviet armies perpetrated mass rapes during their stay in Germany?

What is the 'rank switching' done by Roman Legionnaires in HBO's 'Rome' called, and did it actually happen?

Why was there a tradition attached to Crossbowmen?

When did dueling with weapons become socially unacceptable in the western world?

What was the attitude of English knights towards their longbowmen counterparts?

Was Otto Carius fair in his assessment of American forces vs. Russians?

Why was Italy unified under the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia and not under a stronger state?

How did pastoral nomads keep winning battles/wars? When did the tide turn against them for settled societies?

How and why did the Cavalry lance temporarily fall out of favour during the 16-18th centuries?

Were East Germans more acquiescent to Soviet domination than the rest of Eastern Europe and if so, why?

How high was the morale of non-Soviet Warsaw Pact states' armies and governments in the '80s?

Are there any battles that have been extensively studied across the world? [closed]

Was there any mention in historical articles regarding Joan of Arc's physical appearance?

What was the context behind Felix Frankfurter's quote?

What percentage of the population in the Thirteen Colonies in 1776 were first/second generation immigrants?

Were there any attempts to achieve peace in WW1 before 1918?

How did melee soldiers in the front rank of a formation fight without getting tired?