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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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What was pre-deployment training like for US Army & Marine units headed for Vietnam? Pre-deployment training- a “workup”- is a major piece of the modern US military experience, but it seems to be largely absent from historical accounts of the Vietnam War.
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There are two highly contrasting claims of Che Guevara’s last words: “shoot, you’ll only kill a man!” vs. “don’t shoot, I’m worth more to you alive than dead!” Which of these accounts has more credibility?
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German operations in WW2 were distinguished by such doctrinal concepts as the schwerpunkt (focal point), kesselschlact (envelopment tactics), & auftragstaktik (decentralized command). What concepts characterized Japanese warfighting? Did the Italians have anything analogous to the German doctrine?
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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 did the Western Allies administratively handle several millions German POWs in custody by May1945? How were they processed, accounted for while in custody, and cleared for release? And, with the war over, was there any need for intelligence to be obtained from them?
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Thoughts on the scholarship behind the 2021 Harald Hardrada biography “The Last Viking” by Don Hollway?
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How big a role did irregulars/militias of the American Revolution actually play in the American victory? Would the Continental Army have been defeated without them, or is this a romanticized & exaggerated portrayal of a small piece of the colonists’ overall war effort?
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