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How did the concept of project management begin & evolve?	6
The modern US military uses sophisticated laser tag gear to quantify a unit’s performance during force-on-force training. How was force-on-force training “scored” prior to this technology?	6
The 2000 A&E film “The Crossing” portrays Gen. Horatio Gates as a snide pessimist who can barely conceal his scorn toward George Washington. After insulting Washington, Gates is summarily fired & sent away at gunpoint. Is there any truth to this portrayal?	6
I’m current reading “I Will Hold”, a non-fiction account of the US Marines in WW1. In the book, the Marines repeatedly refer to the Germans as “Dutchmen”. Was this common in the US during that era? And how did this originate? Is it a mispronunciation of “Deutsche”?	6
Did NATO leaders hold any realistic expectations that West Berlin could be defended in the event of a large-scale, conventional conflict with the Warsaw Pact? Or was it effectively written off as impossible to defend?	6
Did the attitude underlying Imperial Japanese scorn toward surrender & capture manifest itself in other ways? Was seeking medical attention seen as dishonorable? Bailing out of a crippled plane/Surviving to fight another day?	5
I recently purchased a Japanese Type 99 rifle from WW2. How are there so many Type 99s on the market in the US? Were they all brought home as war trophies by GIs, or were any exported after the war?	5
How did soldiers in the ancient world prevent dehydration?	5
As the Syrian & Egyptian governments planned and executed the 1973 Yom Kippur offensive, how did Israel’s nuclear capability affect their planning? Was the plan built to minimize the risk of nuclear response, or did they just hope the Israelis lacked the will to “push the button”?	5
How did the European participants of the First Crusade deal with the language barrier between themselves and the locals?	5

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