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How true is it to say that the Viet Cong were destroyed as a viable force in the Vietnam War by the Tet Offensive, and the remainder of the conflict was fought by the NVA?

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"Doctor Who?!" Has the identity of the next actor to play the Doctor always been a matter of great public speculation in the UK?

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"He could've been Pope, Ted, but the feckin' Jesuits, they have it all tied up!" Does this Father Ted joke reflect a real influence that the Jesuits have had over Papal conclaves?

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Did Napoleon ever consider naming Eugène de Beauharnais his heir?

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When did alcoholic drinks start being thought of as “alcohol”?

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In narratives about the Titanic’s sinking, I often see the SS Californian described as “stopped for the night” because of the ice field. But what did “stopping” a steamship in the middle of the ocean entail in 1912?

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Did the Roman Army perform the same sort of ceremonial duties, for example, parades or honour guards, that we might associate with armies today?

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During the Second World War, were there any Red Army units deployed, say, deep within Siberia or the -Stan countries, that were never sent to fight against Germany?

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After being injured in the eye in battle in 1773, Mikhail Kutuzov travelled Europe in search of better treatment than what he could get in Russia. What was the state of eye medicine in this time and would it have been beneficial?

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Was a Roman army of AD 100 substantially better-equipped and organised than a Western European army of the Early and High Middle Ages?

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How true is it to say that the Viet Cong were destroyed as a viable force in the Vietnam War by the Tet Offensive, and the remainder of the conflict was fought by the NVA?	6	AskHistorians
"Doctor Who?!" Has the identity of the next actor to play the Doctor always been a matter of great public speculation in the UK?	6	AskHistorians
"He could've been Pope, Ted, but the feckin' Jesuits, they have it all tied up!" Does this Father Ted joke reflect a real influence that the Jesuits have had over Papal conclaves?	5	AskHistorians
Did Napoleon ever consider naming Eugène de Beauharnais his heir?	5	AskHistorians
When did alcoholic drinks start being thought of as “alcohol”?	5	AskHistorians
In narratives about the Titanic’s sinking, I often see the SS Californian described as “stopped for the night” because of the ice field. But what did “stopping” a steamship in the middle of the ocean entail in 1912?	5	AskHistorians
Did the Roman Army perform the same sort of ceremonial duties, for example, parades or honour guards, that we might associate with armies today?	4	AskHistorians
During the Second World War, were there any Red Army units deployed, say, deep within Siberia or the -Stan countries, that were never sent to fight against Germany?	4	AskHistorians
After being injured in the eye in battle in 1773, Mikhail Kutuzov travelled Europe in search of better treatment than what he could get in Russia. What was the state of eye medicine in this time and would it have been beneficial?	4	AskHistorians
Was a Roman army of AD 100 substantially better-equipped and organised than a Western European army of the Early and High Middle Ages?	4	AskHistorians