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In the ancient world, was there anything similar to a "special forces" in an army? Or are special forces a new type of thing?
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I've heard that the United States was the Entente Powers' bank, and without US loans France and Britain couldn't fund themselves. Is this true?
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Why did Pike formations become so popular in the 15th century? And why didn't people in Pike formations use shields?
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I've heard that the U.S. naval station at Pearl Harbor detected the Japanese planes before the bombings, and chalked it up to a training exercise. Did this actually happen, or is misinformation?
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