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In the film Bridge of Spies, Tom Hanks character receives a letter from East Germany. How did this happen is practice? Was the mail handed over in a neutral place and was it searched?

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What happened to the general crime rate in Britain during WW2, particularly the murder rate?

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During the first World War, did soldiers have tours of duty or were they there until they either died or the war ended?

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It takes twenty years to now build a fighter aircraft, how did Britain rearm so quickly during WW2 and would anything on the same scale be remotely possible now?

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Did the German continue to look after allied WW1 graves in occupied areas during WW2.

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During the film Jaws, Quint says the delivered parts to the “bomb” to Tinian Delady. Where did Delady come from, I can’t seem to find any historical reference?

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Do people in Muslim countries celebrate their dead from the two World Wars as we do in the west?

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What were the surrender terms offered to the Russians by Goebbels during the Battle for Berlin which were rejected out of hand?

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What happened to all the NVA and VC soldiers in American hands at the end of the Vietnam War?

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If Hitler had been assassinated prior to D-Day and the Reich had sued for conditional peace, would the Western Allies have accepted?

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In the film Bridge of Spies, Tom Hanks character receives a letter from East Germany. How did this happen is practice? Was the mail handed over in a neutral place and was it searched?	59
What happened to the general crime rate in Britain during WW2, particularly the murder rate?	40
During the first World War, did soldiers have tours of duty or were they there until they either died or the war ended?	37
It takes twenty years to now build a fighter aircraft, how did Britain rearm so quickly during WW2 and would anything on the same scale be remotely possible now?	8
Did the German continue to look after allied WW1 graves in occupied areas during WW2.	7
During the film Jaws, Quint says the delivered parts to the “bomb” to Tinian Delady. Where did Delady come from, I can’t seem to find any historical reference?	4
Do people in Muslim countries celebrate their dead from the two World Wars as we do in the west?	3
What were the surrender terms offered to the Russians by Goebbels during the Battle for Berlin which were rejected out of hand?	2
What happened to all the NVA and VC soldiers in American hands at the end of the Vietnam War?	1
If Hitler had been assassinated prior to D-Day and the Reich had sued for conditional peace, would the Western Allies have accepted?	0