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How come I rarely, if ever, see photos of WWII Red Army soldiers wearing helmets? It's always soft hats.

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What was the UK's plan to defeat Nazi Germany if the US were to stay out of the war?

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Can anyone recommend a good documentary on the Angolan Civil War? Particularly one with some details about the Cuban and Soviet involvement?

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What was the UK's plan to defeat Nazi Germany before the US got involved?

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What was the point in giving the Western Allies control of half of Berlin, considering the amount of tension it created? The Soviets captured it, shouldn't they have got the whole thing?

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Would any of the nearly 400,000 soldiers evacuated from Dunkirk in 1940 have participated in the invasion of Normandy in 1944? Or is it more likely they were redeployed someplace else, like North Africa?

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Question about the removal of Germans from Eastern Europe afyer World War II as portrayed in Pat Mitchell and Jeremy Isaacs' "Cold War"

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What was the point in giving the Western Allies control of half of Berlin, considering the amount of tension it created? The Soviets captured it, shouldn't they have got the whole thing?

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Why do the Western borders of the New England states (aside from Northern Vermont) not extend to the Hudson River?

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A large amount of Cold War-era NATO military doctrine seems to be centered around countering a Warsaw pact Invasion of West Germany. What would the Soviets actually stand to gain from such an invasion? Simply a desire to reunite Germany?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How come I rarely, if ever, see photos of WWII Red Army soldiers wearing helmets? It's always soft hats.	267
What was the UK's plan to defeat Nazi Germany if the US were to stay out of the war?	96
Can anyone recommend a good documentary on the Angolan Civil War? Particularly one with some details about the Cuban and Soviet involvement?	15
What was the UK's plan to defeat Nazi Germany before the US got involved?	8
What was the point in giving the Western Allies control of half of Berlin, considering the amount of tension it created? The Soviets captured it, shouldn't they have got the whole thing?	7
Would any of the nearly 400,000 soldiers evacuated from Dunkirk in 1940 have participated in the invasion of Normandy in 1944? Or is it more likely they were redeployed someplace else, like North Africa?	5
Question about the removal of Germans from Eastern Europe afyer World War II as portrayed in Pat Mitchell and Jeremy Isaacs' "Cold War"	5
What was the point in giving the Western Allies control of half of Berlin, considering the amount of tension it created? The Soviets captured it, shouldn't they have got the whole thing?	4
Why do the Western borders of the New England states (aside from Northern Vermont) not extend to the Hudson River?	3
A large amount of Cold War-era NATO military doctrine seems to be centered around countering a Warsaw pact Invasion of West Germany. What would the Soviets actually stand to gain from such an invasion? Simply a desire to reunite Germany?	3