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WW2: Was the Russian retreat a planned manoeuvre, or was it just a retreat? Did they always intend to let the winter ravage the invading Germans, or did it just work out that way since the Russians managed to hold out?

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Did pre-modern people really make significant use of message-carrying birds?

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WW2: Why were the Japanese generals so stubbornly opposed to surrender?

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What lay behind the Norse expansion of the Viking Age?

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Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer before going into politics. Was he a good one?

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Is it true that America's westward expansion in the 19th Century had more to do with government initiatives than rugged individualism and pioneer spirit?

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Were old castles and mansions ever really built with elaborate secret doors and hidden rooms?

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I'm told that the use of torture started to decline in the western world in the Seventeenth Century. What caused this?

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To what degree was the 100 Years War a single ongoing conflict, and how did it effect the common people of France?

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Is archaeology a completely modern phenomenon?

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WW2: Was the Russian retreat a planned manoeuvre, or was it just a retreat? Did they always intend to let the winter ravage the invading Germans, or did it just work out that way since the Russians managed to hold out?	18	AskHistorians
Did pre-modern people really make significant use of message-carrying birds?	17	AskHistorians
WW2: Why were the Japanese generals so stubbornly opposed to surrender?	17	AskHistorians
What lay behind the Norse expansion of the Viking Age?	17	AskHistorians
Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer before going into politics. Was he a good one?	15	AskHistorians
Is it true that America's westward expansion in the 19th Century had more to do with government initiatives than rugged individualism and pioneer spirit?	15	AskHistorians
Were old castles and mansions ever really built with elaborate secret doors and hidden rooms?	14	AskHistorians
I'm told that the use of torture started to decline in the western world in the Seventeenth Century. What caused this?	14	AskHistorians
To what degree was the 100 Years War a single ongoing conflict, and how did it effect the common people of France?	14	AskHistorians
Is archaeology a completely modern phenomenon?	13	AskHistorians