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It is an oft-repeated piece of trivia that the first German casualty of WW2 was killed by the Japanese in 1937. Do we know anything else about him, such as if he was affiliated with von Seeckt's military mission? If he was, why would he have been in the line of fire? How did Japan react (if at all)?
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We are often aware of Japanese atrocities against civilians in China and Korea during WW2. But what if atrocities against civilians in SE Asia? How common were they, and how similar to those committed in East Asia?
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Why did Austria embark on a war with France in 1809 after the allies it had expected to have pulled out? Even then, quite a lot seemed to go well for them (e.g. Aspern-Essling), so why in the end did they lose the war?
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A Gallic army sacked Rome in 387 BC and another nearly sacked Delphi in 279, but the leaders of both were named Brennus. Was this pure coincidence, or did the Romans ape elements of the Greek story or vice versa?
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Apparently, the Romans made increasing use of field artillery over time. Is this true, why is this, what sorts of artillery were being used in field engagements, and how?
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The recent publication of Einstein's travel diaries reveal some pretty racist statements about various Asian peoples, especially the Chinese, yet the Japanese get let off the hook somewhat. Why? How common was it for someone to approve of the Japanese on one hand but despise the Chinese on another?
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I'm a cold-blooded old fart who wants the kids off my lawn. But what am I doing with this lawn, anyway? What were typical home leisure activities for the elderly in, say, late 19th/early 20th century America?
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Japan's military contribution to the First World War seems to have been limited to mainly naval action in the Pacific in 1914 and in the Mediterranean in 1917-18. Was the deployment of Japanese ground forces in Europe or the Middle East ever considered? If so, why did it not take place?
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