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Did the Western Allies treat POWs from Waffen SS the same as those from the Wehrmacht? Were there any distinctions insofar as their legal status or the rights & treatment provided?

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Is there any evidence that George Washington knew how to swim? How common would the ability to swim have been in Colonial America?

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How would a testicular torsion be treated prior to the 20th century?

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How much blame does Allied leadership deserve for WW1’s Gallipoli disaster? Was it a tactically & strategically sound operation that failed due to bad luck & unforseeable challenges, or did the fiasco reflect a terrible lack of Allied judgment?

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By the end of WW2, the Red Army could capably implement “Deep Battle” tactics & operations. When & how did the USSR and its Russian successor lose this?

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How were scouts employed on both sides of the American Revolution? What was the doctrine/best practices for scouting & reconnaissance in that era?

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Where did the Soviets find the manpower to establish the East German military? I’m curious because, as I understand it, most German men of fighting age would have been dead, in Siberia, or in West Germany.

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How was Stalin treated in post-1956 Soviet historiography?

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Regarding the Pope’s call for the First Crusade, was there any resistance amongst Catholics to defending the “apostate” Orthodox Church?

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Popular understanding of the Vietnam War holds that US forces were unable to adapt to guerrilla warfare on both the tactical & strategic level. How accurate is this?

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Did the Western Allies treat POWs from Waffen SS the same as those from the Wehrmacht? Were there any distinctions insofar as their legal status or the rights & treatment provided?	3
Is there any evidence that George Washington knew how to swim? How common would the ability to swim have been in Colonial America?	3
How would a testicular torsion be treated prior to the 20th century?	3
How much blame does Allied leadership deserve for WW1’s Gallipoli disaster? Was it a tactically & strategically sound operation that failed due to bad luck & unforseeable challenges, or did the fiasco reflect a terrible lack of Allied judgment?	3
By the end of WW2, the Red Army could capably implement “Deep Battle” tactics & operations. When & how did the USSR and its Russian successor lose this?	3
How were scouts employed on both sides of the American Revolution? What was the doctrine/best practices for scouting & reconnaissance in that era?	3
Where did the Soviets find the manpower to establish the East German military? I’m curious because, as I understand it, most German men of fighting age would have been dead, in Siberia, or in West Germany.	3
How was Stalin treated in post-1956 Soviet historiography?	3
Regarding the Pope’s call for the First Crusade, was there any resistance amongst Catholics to defending the “apostate” Orthodox Church?	3
Popular understanding of the Vietnam War holds that US forces were unable to adapt to guerrilla warfare on both the tactical & strategic level. How accurate is this?	3