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In World War 2, why did the Allies land on the beaches that were heavily fortified with pillboxes and machine gunners and whatnot? Surely there were some beaches in Europe that were not being defended by the Germans.

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In Mike Duncan's "The History of Rome" podcast he claims that the Parthians very deliberately kept Rome and Han China from meeting diplomatically to benefit from the silk road. Is there anything to suggest this was actual state policy?

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What was so different about the Byzantines in ~1050 AD from the Ottomans in ~1470? The former was in terminal decline while the latter was able to completely roll over its neighbors even though their territory was essentially the same size.

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How long did the idea of Roman exceptionalism persist in the city itself after 476? In Italy?

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Is there any evidence that Anatoly Dyatlov knew that Reactor 4 in Chernobyl had exploded and was exposed but gave orders to keep water flowing to the reactor anyway?

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Napoleon sold the French territory of Louisiana to the United States in 1803, did the French monarchy following the Restoration ever attempt to regain the territory?

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I want to read Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. What should I keep in mind when reading it?

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In the book "Game of Thrones" a prominent lord raises armies tens of thousands strong for a punitive war against a family that took his son prisoner. Has there ever been a similarly punitive campaign in direct response to a noble's kidnapping?

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In World War 2, why did the Allies land on the beaches that were heavily fortified with pillboxes and machine gunners and whatnot? Surely there were some beaches in Europe that were not being defended by the Germans.	695
In Mike Duncan's "The History of Rome" podcast he claims that the Parthians very deliberately kept Rome and Han China from meeting diplomatically to benefit from the silk road. Is there anything to suggest this was actual state policy?	178
What was so different about the Byzantines in ~1050 AD from the Ottomans in ~1470? The former was in terminal decline while the latter was able to completely roll over its neighbors even though their territory was essentially the same size.	42
How long did the idea of Roman exceptionalism persist in the city itself after 476? In Italy?	20
Is there any evidence that Anatoly Dyatlov knew that Reactor 4 in Chernobyl had exploded and was exposed but gave orders to keep water flowing to the reactor anyway?	18
Napoleon sold the French territory of Louisiana to the United States in 1803, did the French monarchy following the Restoration ever attempt to regain the territory?	16
I want to read Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. What should I keep in mind when reading it?	10
In the book "Game of Thrones" a prominent lord raises armies tens of thousands strong for a punitive war against a family that took his son prisoner. Has there ever been a similarly punitive campaign in direct response to a noble's kidnapping?	8