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What are good books to read about the various battleship and battlecruiser classes between and during World War 1 and 2 and their various strengths and weaknesses and operational history?	3
Was a - successful - "Operation Sealion", the planned Nazi invasion of the British Isles during WW2, ever a real threat?	3
Why were the German battlecruisers of WW1 called battlecruisers when their armor, speed and armament were nearly battleship level?	3
The Netherlands were supposedly a republic from roughly 1600 to 1800, yet they also still had a powerful, reigning noble class and the leader of the republic (the "Stadtholder) was in fact (almost?) always a noble prince from the house of Orange. Whats up with that?	3
What were typical battle tactics in the Middle Ages?	3
Hussars, Cuirassiers, Dragoons, Chevaulegers, Uhlans, etc etc... What is the history of all those different cavalry types and what was their role on the battlefield?	3
Why and how did the decentralised society of the medieval ages which largely used levies and mercenaries transition to a highly centralised society with standing armies?	3
Does there exist a book that goes into detail about the various ship classification from WW1 - WW2, how they came into being, some example ships, and why they might have been abandoned later?	3
Were there British plans during WW1 to naval invade Germany and if they existed, why weren't they carried out? Furthermore, how successful would such an operation have been, considering the disaster of Galipoli?	3
If the Diadochi were so quick to carve up his empire under themselves and fight each other, how then did Alexander the Great keep them together?	3

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