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If, 5000 years from now, historians uncovered Inglourious Basterds, would they conclude that Lieutenant Aldo Raine was real? Or, how do historians deal with historical fiction?

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Watching MASH and a question struck me: as an officer and a doctor, what kind of military training would a drafted MD get in the Korean War (any other war is fine)?

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How effective were ground-based anti-aircraft defenses in WW2?

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What do the Islamic Hadiths say about violence?

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In WWI, I assume the armistice was not an impromptu agreement and was planned for some time. When was the date of the armistice agreed upon? Between the date of the agreement and the date of the armistice, what were soldiers on the ground doing?

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In WWI, when did it become obvious that an armistice was inevitable? Did aggressive activity continue after this was clear? Were soldiers reluctant to continue fighting an already-finished war?

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If, 5000 years from now, historians uncovered Inglourious Basterds, would they conclude that Lieutenant Aldo Raine was real? Or, how do historians deal with historical fiction?	217
Watching MASH and a question struck me: as an officer and a doctor, what kind of military training would a drafted MD get in the Korean War (any other war is fine)?	33
How effective were ground-based anti-aircraft defenses in WW2?	8
What do the Islamic Hadiths say about violence?	2
In WWI, I assume the armistice was not an impromptu agreement and was planned for some time. When was the date of the armistice agreed upon? Between the date of the agreement and the date of the armistice, what were soldiers on the ground doing?	2
In WWI, when did it become obvious that an armistice was inevitable? Did aggressive activity continue after this was clear? Were soldiers reluctant to continue fighting an already-finished war?	1