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Can the traditional "campaigning season" be applied to Viking raids?

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How common were bandit attacks on stagecoaches and towns like those seen in Western movies?

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On the uses of halftracks in WWII

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To what extent did the British aristocracy embrace 'Dig for Victory' in WW2; Did the British government ever suggest expropriating aristocratic estates for use as agricultural land?

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Why was the FBI (or BoI) created as a new independent agency in 1908 instead of increasing the jurisdiction of pre-existing Federal agencies?

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Several chapters of Stoker's "Dracula" are framed as newspaper articles. Were newspaper reports from the 1890s really as full of florid prose as those in the novel? Would this have struck the audience as odd?

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What was the average level of foreign language literacy in interwar Britain? Did it differ by class?

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What were the advantages of different gas mask designs in WW1?

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How did the end of prohibition work in the USA?

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What happened to the Austrian armed forces following the Anschluß?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Can the traditional "campaigning season" be applied to Viking raids?	13
How common were bandit attacks on stagecoaches and towns like those seen in Western movies?	12
On the uses of halftracks in WWII	12
To what extent did the British aristocracy embrace 'Dig for Victory' in WW2; Did the British government ever suggest expropriating aristocratic estates for use as agricultural land?	11
Why was the FBI (or BoI) created as a new independent agency in 1908 instead of increasing the jurisdiction of pre-existing Federal agencies?	9
Several chapters of Stoker's "Dracula" are framed as newspaper articles. Were newspaper reports from the 1890s really as full of florid prose as those in the novel? Would this have struck the audience as odd?	7
What was the average level of foreign language literacy in interwar Britain? Did it differ by class?	6
What were the advantages of different gas mask designs in WW1?	6
How did the end of prohibition work in the USA?	4
What happened to the Austrian armed forces following the Anschluß?	3