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"If Gustavus Adolphus rose up from the dead ... and was magically transported to the western front in 1914, he would have understood the underlying concepts governing warfare with little difficulty" How true is this statement? In what ways did the underlying concepts stay the same for 300 years?

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I read while back that the people who salvaged HMS Wasa, which sank in 1628 found a keg of spirits, still safe for consumption some 350 years later, is there any truth to this?

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Was both Red and White wine common in ancient Greece or ancient Rome? Which type is older?

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This week, 100 years ago, the Hindenburg line on the western front was breached. What had changed in October 1918? Why was that offensive successful when so many before it were naught but catastrophic failures?

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I am a German conscripted soldier on the western front in the spring of 1918, and have just been issued stormtrooper equipment. How does my equipment differ from a non-stormtrooper soldier's equipment of the same rank from the same period?

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Where there ever any veterans from both the US Civil war and WWI who partook in WWII in some form?

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In 1803 Napoleon Bonaparte Sold the Lousiana Territory to the United States of America. Why was the decision to Sell Louisiana made?

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When did Spanish and Italian diverge from Latin and started being treated as separate languages?

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Which were the biggest tactical mistakes in the early stages of WWI that contributed to prolonging the war?

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Why Are The Names Of Some Roman Emperors Anglicized?

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"If Gustavus Adolphus rose up from the dead ... and was magically transported to the western front in 1914, he would have understood the underlying concepts governing warfare with little difficulty" How true is this statement? In what ways did the underlying concepts stay the same for 300 years?	2090
I read while back that the people who salvaged HMS Wasa, which sank in 1628 found a keg of spirits, still safe for consumption some 350 years later, is there any truth to this?	35
Was both Red and White wine common in ancient Greece or ancient Rome? Which type is older?	33
This week, 100 years ago, the Hindenburg line on the western front was breached. What had changed in October 1918? Why was that offensive successful when so many before it were naught but catastrophic failures?	29
I am a German conscripted soldier on the western front in the spring of 1918, and have just been issued stormtrooper equipment. How does my equipment differ from a non-stormtrooper soldier's equipment of the same rank from the same period?	22
Where there ever any veterans from both the US Civil war and WWI who partook in WWII in some form?	14
In 1803 Napoleon Bonaparte Sold the Lousiana Territory to the United States of America. Why was the decision to Sell Louisiana made?	10
When did Spanish and Italian diverge from Latin and started being treated as separate languages?	10
Which were the biggest tactical mistakes in the early stages of WWI that contributed to prolonging the war?	9
Why Are The Names Of Some Roman Emperors Anglicized?	7