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What happened to deserters after the end of WWI?

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Was the concept of “friendship” in Ancient Rome similar to what it is now? Did male and female friends get together for recreational activities and form casual relationships?

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It is a well-known fact that during the Vietnam War, the US supplied South Vietnam and the Soviet Union supplied North Vietnam. Did a Soviet soldier/aircraft ever directly come in contact with an American soldier/aircraft?

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How did Holocaust victims' heads remain shaved? Did they receive frequent haircuts?

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What happened to deserters at the end of WWI?

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[WP] A transatlantic jet descends into a mist as it prepares to land in Europe. Coming out of the mist, they're in Europe all right - but in 1942

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In the film War Horse, two German deserters are tracked down for days and executed. Was it common practice in WWI to track deserters and summarily execute them?

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What did WWII bomber crews do on days when they didn't have a mission?

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The famous song “The British Grenadier” has lyrics that go: “some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules; of Hector and Lysander...” Would the common British conscript in the 18th century have known about these figures, or would they just be names to him?

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What was the concept of “friendship” like in Ancient Rome? How were friendships formed and what sort of recreational activities would friends do together?

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What happened to deserters after the end of WWI?	462	AskHistorians
Was the concept of “friendship” in Ancient Rome similar to what it is now? Did male and female friends get together for recreational activities and form casual relationships?	262	AskHistorians
It is a well-known fact that during the Vietnam War, the US supplied South Vietnam and the Soviet Union supplied North Vietnam. Did a Soviet soldier/aircraft ever directly come in contact with an American soldier/aircraft?	15	AskHistorians
How did Holocaust victims' heads remain shaved? Did they receive frequent haircuts?	15	AskHistorians
What happened to deserters at the end of WWI?	9	AskHistorians
[WP] A transatlantic jet descends into a mist as it prepares to land in Europe. Coming out of the mist, they're in Europe all right - but in 1942	7	WritingPrompts
In the film War Horse, two German deserters are tracked down for days and executed. Was it common practice in WWI to track deserters and summarily execute them?	7	AskHistorians
What did WWII bomber crews do on days when they didn't have a mission?	6	AskHistorians
The famous song “The British Grenadier” has lyrics that go: “some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules; of Hector and Lysander...” Would the common British conscript in the 18th century have known about these figures, or would they just be names to him?	6	AskHistorians
What was the concept of “friendship” like in Ancient Rome? How were friendships formed and what sort of recreational activities would friends do together?	5	AskHistorians