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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?

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Was there widespread controversy within Japanese society when American GIs began marrying local women following WW2?

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Best books providing insight about the culture of the Imperial Japanese Army and/or Navy?

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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?

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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”?

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What approach did US Army leaders take in balancing the the Vietnam War against other priorities (Europe, and others)?

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Lenin’s “New Economic Policy” after the ravages of the Russian Civil War allowed for limited private enterprise & profit-making. Is there any evidence that Lenin knew that strict central planning had major, insurmountable flaws?

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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”?

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Convoys proved an effective means of protecting merchant shipping from U-boats in WW1, so why were the Allies so slow to implement convoys in WW2?

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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?

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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	AskHistorians
Was there widespread controversy within Japanese society when American GIs began marrying local women following WW2?	6	AskHistorians
Best books providing insight about the culture of the Imperial Japanese Army and/or Navy?	6	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
What approach did US Army leaders take in balancing the the Vietnam War against other priorities (Europe, and others)?	6	AskHistorians
Lenin’s “New Economic Policy” after the ravages of the Russian Civil War allowed for limited private enterprise & profit-making. Is there any evidence that Lenin knew that strict central planning had major, insurmountable flaws?	6	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
Convoys proved an effective means of protecting merchant shipping from U-boats in WW1, so why were the Allies so slow to implement convoys in WW2?	5	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians