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An old comment on this subreddit says: "[...] think of Japanese medieval armies switching to massed spear formations, [...]." How true is this? What did these formations and their tactics look like? How do they compare to the pike formations of the contemporary pike and shot era of European warfare?

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The Chinese Empire is always portrayed as this highly centralized place, yet the Provinces and their ruling Governors seemed to have a lot of power. So much so, that post-1916 several of them became ruling Warlords. So which portrayal is right and how and why did this severe decentralization happen?

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Was there ever a possibility of Germany defeating Britain in WW1 or WW2 through Submarine Warfare or was that a failure to begin with?

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The Allied Strategic Bombing Campaign

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When did the idea of a unified european nation first come up?

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Was the South justified in seceding from the Union? Also, who shot first?

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[WP] Your school class is visiting Buckingham Palace when you and a few friends are suddenly separated from the main group. The lights go out. A dark and twisted figure is slowly approaching your group; the queen has run out of children's blood for her youth elixiers.

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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?

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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?

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Wealth inequality in European history

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An old comment on this subreddit says: "[...] think of Japanese medieval armies switching to massed spear formations, [...]." How true is this? What did these formations and their tactics look like? How do they compare to the pike formations of the contemporary pike and shot era of European warfare?	4	AskHistorians
The Chinese Empire is always portrayed as this highly centralized place, yet the Provinces and their ruling Governors seemed to have a lot of power. So much so, that post-1916 several of them became ruling Warlords. So which portrayal is right and how and why did this severe decentralization happen?	4	AskHistorians
Was there ever a possibility of Germany defeating Britain in WW1 or WW2 through Submarine Warfare or was that a failure to begin with?	4	AskHistorians
The Allied Strategic Bombing Campaign	4	AskHistorians
When did the idea of a unified european nation first come up?	4	AskHistorians
Was the South justified in seceding from the Union? Also, who shot first?	4	AskHistorians
[WP] Your school class is visiting Buckingham Palace when you and a few friends are suddenly separated from the main group. The lights go out. A dark and twisted figure is slowly approaching your group; the queen has run out of children's blood for her youth elixiers.	4	WritingPrompts
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	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
Wealth inequality in European history	3	AskHistorians