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What are three intermediate-level books you would recommend to someone interested in WWI?

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Marriage and inheritance in 12th century France: could aristocratic heiresses exercise control over their lands, or was a male guardian/husband necessary?

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Why did the German automotive industry produce so few tanks and other heavy vehicles?

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In The Thin Red Line, James Jones, an infantry combat veteran, describes American infantry platoons as having four squads. Did Mr. Jones become confused after the war, or was there a time when US infantry platoons had four squads?

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Why did the British use so little cavalry in the Revolutionary War?

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Why was there so much Mafia violence in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s?

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How much social mobility was there in the late Roman army?

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Why were many of the battles fought in Canada (Chippawa, Lundy's Lane, Crysler's Farm) so particularly bloody? Even some British veterans of European wars seem to have been surprised by the mauling American and British regulars inflicted on each other.

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Why did Italy perform so poorly in the world wars?

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How did mid-level lords manage and defend their far-flung properties in high medieval France?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What are three intermediate-level books you would recommend to someone interested in WWI?	34
Marriage and inheritance in 12th century France: could aristocratic heiresses exercise control over their lands, or was a male guardian/husband necessary?	32
Why did the German automotive industry produce so few tanks and other heavy vehicles?	30
In The Thin Red Line, James Jones, an infantry combat veteran, describes American infantry platoons as having four squads. Did Mr. Jones become confused after the war, or was there a time when US infantry platoons had four squads?	27
Why did the British use so little cavalry in the Revolutionary War?	27
Why was there so much Mafia violence in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s?	27
How much social mobility was there in the late Roman army?	26
Why were many of the battles fought in Canada (Chippawa, Lundy's Lane, Crysler's Farm) so particularly bloody? Even some British veterans of European wars seem to have been surprised by the mauling American and British regulars inflicted on each other.	26
Why did Italy perform so poorly in the world wars?	26
How did mid-level lords manage and defend their far-flung properties in high medieval France?	23