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Did the Japanese fleet at Midway include embarked troops meant to land on the island itself? If so, what happened to these troops during and after the battle?
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While the Nazis did consider Scandinavians to be Aryans, was there ever a Nazi attempt to reconcile Germany’s purported role as the world center of Nordic “Aryan” civilization with the fact that neighboring Scandinavia was much more unambiguously Nordic?
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The sheer volume of ordnance deployed in the Battle of the Atlantic is staggering: 200-300 lbs explosive for each depth charge, ~600 lbs of explosive for each German torpedo. Did either side ever struggle to produce enough explosives?
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How was Israel able to decisively defeat the Arabs in 1948 despite being badly outnumbered and lacking a professional military? That’s like starting boxing on a Monday then winning by knockout on Saturday.
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Famed German rocket scientist Werner von Braun spoke fluent English, but with a peculiar accent. Why did von Braun’s English sound so different from most other native German speakers?
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During WW2 there were more US Army soldiers in the Pacific theater than US Marines, but there were no Marines whatsoever in the European theater. What was the reason for this?
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What role did West Berlin play in NATO war plans? Was protecting/reinforcing Berlin a priority, or was it basically written off as lost in the event of a general war with the Eastern Bloc?
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I’m a citizen of an ancient Greek city-state and I have, ironically, injured my Achilles tendon during army training. Are there any specialists for treating such injuries? Do I have any hope of recovery?
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