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Were there public executions of Nazi collaborators in the Netherlands?

answered Apr 3 at 0:03

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What gods-related interjections were used by people in polytheistic cultures?

answered Jan 20 at 1:16

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Did the Dutch eat their Prime Minister?

answered Jan 13 at 1:54

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What was the standard time in the Principality of Lippe?

answered Jan 12 at 3:12

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How were streets lit at night, before street lights were invented?

answered Jan 9 at 0:30

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Is this apparent story about how Julius Caesar selected soldiers true?

answered Dec 12, 2023 at 0:32

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Was World War 1 a direct consequence of the Balkan Wars?

answered Dec 11, 2023 at 9:54

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Are there any confirmed accounts of ancient Greek or Roman mathematicians owning slaves?

answered Nov 16, 2023 at 3:09

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Do we know how many dead people were _already_ aboard the Titanic when she hit the iceberg?

answered Nov 9, 2023 at 6:34

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Does it make sense to point cannons at a city (Marseille Fort St Jean)?

answered Oct 28, 2023 at 3:44

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Did France send people from other countries to fight first during WWII?

answered Oct 9, 2023 at 0:23

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Why did army in Napoleon era never use hand-grenades to temporarily disrupt the square formation?

answered Oct 3, 2023 at 1:10

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Why did the Siege of Ceuta (1694-1720) take so long?

answered Aug 9, 2023 at 1:30

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Were grapes luxurious food in Ancient Rome?

answered Aug 6, 2023 at 7:39

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Has there ever been a civilization that had no human enemies?

answered Jul 31, 2023 at 9:55

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What is the origin of oak leaves in military insignia and decorations?

answered Jul 20, 2023 at 2:12

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Why did ZANU (instead of ZAPU) come to power after the Rhodesian Bush War?

answered Jul 16, 2023 at 1:28

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Given that there were there larger, more organised civilisations in South America compared to NA, why did they not colonise North America themselves?

answered Jul 5, 2023 at 1:41

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Why was the BEF so ill-prepared for WW1?

answered Jul 1, 2023 at 3:14

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How common are historical instances of mercenary armies reversing and attacking their employing country?

answered Jun 28, 2023 at 1:52

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Are there pictures expressing anti-occupation sentiment directed at British Forces in Germany before 1990?

answered Jun 1, 2023 at 5:37

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Why didn't Russia colonize in the scramble for Africa?

answered May 22, 2023 at 0:30

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What are they wearing over their shoulders?

answered Apr 11, 2023 at 3:18

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Has an army ever not cancel its preplanned attack after a security breach?

answered Apr 8, 2023 at 23:59

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Is this trebuchet based on a real historical model?

answered Mar 29, 2023 at 9:50

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Has there been a war whose declared goal was a mere land grab without any attempts to ethically justify it?

answered Mar 4, 2023 at 0:42

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So why were medics ever shot at?

answered Feb 22, 2023 at 1:04

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After turndown by North America, did Jewish refugee ships try to secretly beach and live somewhere uninhabited?

answered Feb 5, 2023 at 2:36

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Did people have better nutrition before agriculture?

answered Feb 1, 2023 at 1:59

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Did line infantry units have designated marksmen?

answered Aug 31, 2020 at 4:09

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