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How much truth is there to the claim that a many confederate soldiers were barefoot for a considerable amount of time during the Civil war?

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Robert Lee, Erwin Rommel and Hannibal Barca are often mentioned as examples as having great tactical skill, but poor at strategy. What are some examples of great strategists, but poor tacticians?

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In Medieval Warfare, was there any reason for an army not using all its arrows before engaging the enemy

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During the Warsaw Pact (WP) invasion of Czechoslovakia, why are a majority of the WP casualties registered as having died in accidents?

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Why has some European countries completely embraced nuclear power plant, while others have fiecely resisted?

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Would a Shuriken of the Throwing star variety ever be better than a knife?

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Why did Islam adopt the practice of circumcision and why didn’t Christianity?

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Was the wehrmacht sniper use and strategies different on the western front?

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I’m a woman attending one of the massive nazi rallies in 1930s Germany and my bladder is full. Where can I go to relieve myself?

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How much truth is there to the claim that a many confederate soldiers were barefoot for a considerable amount of time during the Civil war?	71
Robert Lee, Erwin Rommel and Hannibal Barca are often mentioned as examples as having great tactical skill, but poor at strategy. What are some examples of great strategists, but poor tacticians?	24
In Medieval Warfare, was there any reason for an army not using all its arrows before engaging the enemy	21
During the Warsaw Pact (WP) invasion of Czechoslovakia, why are a majority of the WP casualties registered as having died in accidents?	21
Why has some European countries completely embraced nuclear power plant, while others have fiecely resisted?	7
Would a Shuriken of the Throwing star variety ever be better than a knife?	1
Why did Islam adopt the practice of circumcision and why didn’t Christianity?	0
Was the wehrmacht sniper use and strategies different on the western front?	0
I’m a woman attending one of the massive nazi rallies in 1930s Germany and my bladder is full. Where can I go to relieve myself?	0