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When did military operations start to be given (Code?) names?

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A Face to Launch Ten Thousand Ships

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Was Crassus really executed by having gold poured down his throat?

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What does Marxist historiography consist of, and what are its problems?

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How did one obtain a seat in the English Parliament in the 1500s?

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Did Hitler ever say anything about wanting the German speaking parts of Italy back?

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Sitting Bull is quoted in Ken Burns' "The West" as asking "Where are our warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them?" Where is he recorded as saying this, and is there any connection beyond coincidence between this and Western uses of the Ubi Sunt motif?

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Did Scandinavians shave half of their heads?

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What was new in Cromwell's New Model Army, and how did it affect later military organisation/tactics?

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Can anybody direct me towards sources on England's defences during the reign of Edgar the Peaceable (959-975AD)?

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When did military operations start to be given (Code?) names?	579	AskHistorians
A Face to Launch Ten Thousand Ships	291	HFY
Was Crassus really executed by having gold poured down his throat?	253	AskHistorians
What does Marxist historiography consist of, and what are its problems?	96	AskHistorians
How did one obtain a seat in the English Parliament in the 1500s?	59	AskHistorians
Did Hitler ever say anything about wanting the German speaking parts of Italy back?	54	AskHistorians
Sitting Bull is quoted in Ken Burns' "The West" as asking "Where are our warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them?" Where is he recorded as saying this, and is there any connection beyond coincidence between this and Western uses of the Ubi Sunt motif?	34	AskHistorians
Did Scandinavians shave half of their heads?	30	AskHistorians
What was new in Cromwell's New Model Army, and how did it affect later military organisation/tactics?	25	AskHistorians
Can anybody direct me towards sources on England's defences during the reign of Edgar the Peaceable (959-975AD)?	25	AskHistorians