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A question on Gallowglasses! The Viking-Gaelic warriors of Scotland-Ireland!

284 upvotes • stevie_janowskii

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What were the Allies plans if Operation Overlord had failed?

284 upvotes • lojafan

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In WWII Europe, if a Jewish Allied soldier was captured by the Nazis, were they treated like other POWs, or were they treated like Jews from the general population and sent to extermination camps?

284 upvotes • [deleted]

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Was there any "pushback" to the use of electricity?

284 upvotes • laser-TITS

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Were ghoulish Medieval torture devices, such as the iron maiden, actually used, or are these devices the product of later people's imaginations?

284 upvotes • TheJucheisLoose

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Did the US ever concern itself with the location of Emperor Hirohito during bombings of Japan--either deliberately targeting or avoiding him?

284 upvotes • CitizenPremier

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Was the White House built by slaves?

284 upvotes • tactics14

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How accurate was Inca garb in "The Emperor's New Groove"?

284 upvotes • PETApitaS

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For a veteran of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War was thier any stigma of suspicion if they tried to become Soldiers or officer's in post 1865 US Army?

284 upvotes • Ciscoblue113

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I'm going to jail tomorrow and I want to read the best nonfiction books about History. What do you suggest?

284 upvotes • LettuceJoans

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
A question on Gallowglasses! The Viking-Gaelic warriors of Scotland-Ireland!	284	stevie_janowskii
What were the Allies plans if Operation Overlord had failed?	284	lojafan
In WWII Europe, if a Jewish Allied soldier was captured by the Nazis, were they treated like other POWs, or were they treated like Jews from the general population and sent to extermination camps?	284	[deleted]
Was there any "pushback" to the use of electricity?	284	laser-TITS
Were ghoulish Medieval torture devices, such as the iron maiden, actually used, or are these devices the product of later people's imaginations?	284	TheJucheisLoose
Did the US ever concern itself with the location of Emperor Hirohito during bombings of Japan--either deliberately targeting or avoiding him?	284	CitizenPremier
Was the White House built by slaves?	284	tactics14
How accurate was Inca garb in "The Emperor's New Groove"?	284	PETApitaS
For a veteran of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War was thier any stigma of suspicion if they tried to become Soldiers or officer's in post 1865 US Army?	284	Ciscoblue113
I'm going to jail tomorrow and I want to read the best nonfiction books about History. What do you suggest?	284	LettuceJoans