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Did the Wehrmacht attempt to determine whether American POWs were Jewish? Are there confirmed instances of German crimes committed against captured Americans specifically because they were Jewish?	2
Regarding how field medics were employed and how emergency medical care was provided, to what extent the major combatant nations of WW2 differ?	2
What was the tactical role of cavalry in pre-gunpowder armies? Did it change over the centuries, and was there variations amongst different cultures?	2
Is there any truth to the claim that Greek philosophy resulted from the Greeks encountering other cultures whose values & customs differed from Greek ones, which in turn prompted the Greeks to think more deeply about the nature of these things?	2
In Rick Atkinson's "An Army at Dawn", security preparations for FDR's Casablanca visit include "American soldiers with Geiger counters". Was this an error of anachronism on the author's part, or was radiological/nuclear attack considered a threat as early as 1943?	2
Seeking sources about what Axis POWs revealed during interrogation.	2
The inept sycophant Joachim von Ribbentrop’s time in the United States supposedly credentialed him as Hitler’s subject matter expert on America. What kind of counsel did he provide, how bad was it, and what were the consequences?	2
What was the American public’s reaction to the Holocaust in the immediate aftermath of WW2? Was it recognized as uniquely horrible, like today, or was it seen as just one more awful story following years of the same?	2
Considering France's long coastline and large economy, why did the French have the smallest merchant fleet of the Allied powers in both World Wars?	2
How has the US Marine Corps survived as a separate branch of the military?	2

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