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How were wasp & hornet nests dealt with prior to modern insecticide sprays?

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Japanese servicemen captured in WW2 were written off in Japan as cowards and dishonor personified, facing stigma even after the war ended. What was the German attitude toward Wehrmacht personnel captured by the Western Allies?

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What happened to all the hasty battlefield graves left behind by the Germans on Soviet territory during WW2? Were they disinterred? Widely defaced? Or “erased” and forgotten?

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What was the strategic value of capturing Stalingrad in late 1942?

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Stalin was fearful of air travel and avoided flying, but Hitler flew often. Given that Hitler was also quite paranoid, is there any evidence that he was fearful of traveling via airplane? Were any particularly extraordinary safety measures taken when Hitler flew?

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The Red Army had Deep Battle and the Wehrmacht had bewegungskrieg/kesselschlact (“blitzkrieg”)...what did the Imperial Japanese Army have?

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Regarding the American Civil War, what assessments, opinions, and insights about the conflict were expressed by European military leaders of that era? Did the war prompt debates or policy changes in other militaries?

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It's the late 1700's and I'm boarding a ship from London to New York. I'm terrified of the ship sinking en route. How well-founded is this fear? Statistically speaking, should I have any concern? Or is such a voyage comparable to modern commercial air travel in terms of risk?

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The spy drama series “Deutschland 83” portrays the US deployment of Pershing II nuclear missiles to Europe as hugely alarming to the Warsaw Pact & very destabilizing of the overall situation. How accurate is this?

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Were Germany’s U-boats equipped with sonar during WW2? If so, did all the boats have it? What were its capabilities relative to that sonar used by the Allies to hunt them?

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How were wasp & hornet nests dealt with prior to modern insecticide sprays?	10	AskHistorians
Japanese servicemen captured in WW2 were written off in Japan as cowards and dishonor personified, facing stigma even after the war ended. What was the German attitude toward Wehrmacht personnel captured by the Western Allies?	10	AskHistorians
What happened to all the hasty battlefield graves left behind by the Germans on Soviet territory during WW2? Were they disinterred? Widely defaced? Or “erased” and forgotten?	10	AskHistorians
What was the strategic value of capturing Stalingrad in late 1942?	9	AskHistorians
Stalin was fearful of air travel and avoided flying, but Hitler flew often. Given that Hitler was also quite paranoid, is there any evidence that he was fearful of traveling via airplane? Were any particularly extraordinary safety measures taken when Hitler flew?	9	AskHistorians
The Red Army had Deep Battle and the Wehrmacht had bewegungskrieg/kesselschlact (“blitzkrieg”)...what did the Imperial Japanese Army have?	8	AskHistorians
Regarding the American Civil War, what assessments, opinions, and insights about the conflict were expressed by European military leaders of that era? Did the war prompt debates or policy changes in other militaries?	8	AskHistorians
It's the late 1700's and I'm boarding a ship from London to New York. I'm terrified of the ship sinking en route. How well-founded is this fear? Statistically speaking, should I have any concern? Or is such a voyage comparable to modern commercial air travel in terms of risk?	8	AskHistorians
The spy drama series “Deutschland 83” portrays the US deployment of Pershing II nuclear missiles to Europe as hugely alarming to the Warsaw Pact & very destabilizing of the overall situation. How accurate is this?	8	AskHistorians
Were Germany’s U-boats equipped with sonar during WW2? If so, did all the boats have it? What were its capabilities relative to that sonar used by the Allies to hunt them?	8	AskHistorians