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Was there any major differences between the training for US paratroopers in World War 2 compared to the British or German?

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I know Metaxes' book on Bonhoeffer isn't all that good for describing what he actually believed about theology, but are there any glaring inaccuracies in his description of the general church life in Nazi Germany?

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When did the Army move away from units having state affiliations like the 20th Maine to unaffiliated units like the 1st ID?

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How much authority did the Afghan monarchy have over Afghanistan outside of the cities, especially in the eastern half of the nation?

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How were Southern officers who remained loyal to the Union treated? Were they trusted, or did they end up put in the rear with the gear and kept away from the battlefield?

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Do we have any examples of famous or notable families that split during the Civil War attempting to reconcile after the war?

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Are there any examples in Civil War and prior where a charge into the middle of the line, like in Pickett's Charge, succeeded? Or was that more of a one-time event/tactic?

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During the American Civil War, were Southerns who remained loyal to the Union and Northerners who joined the Confederacy treated with suspicion?

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What was the reaction of the enlisted and junior officers to the National Defense Act of 1947 establishing an independent Air Force?

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Is there any documentation about families that split up during the Civil War having reunions or meeting to celebrate things like weddings or funerals under flags of truce or something like that?

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Was there any major differences between the training for US paratroopers in World War 2 compared to the British or German?	2
I know Metaxes' book on Bonhoeffer isn't all that good for describing what he actually believed about theology, but are there any glaring inaccuracies in his description of the general church life in Nazi Germany?	2
When did the Army move away from units having state affiliations like the 20th Maine to unaffiliated units like the 1st ID?	2
How much authority did the Afghan monarchy have over Afghanistan outside of the cities, especially in the eastern half of the nation?	2
How were Southern officers who remained loyal to the Union treated? Were they trusted, or did they end up put in the rear with the gear and kept away from the battlefield?	1
Do we have any examples of famous or notable families that split during the Civil War attempting to reconcile after the war?	1
Are there any examples in Civil War and prior where a charge into the middle of the line, like in Pickett's Charge, succeeded? Or was that more of a one-time event/tactic?	1
During the American Civil War, were Southerns who remained loyal to the Union and Northerners who joined the Confederacy treated with suspicion?	1
What was the reaction of the enlisted and junior officers to the National Defense Act of 1947 establishing an independent Air Force?	0
Is there any documentation about families that split up during the Civil War having reunions or meeting to celebrate things like weddings or funerals under flags of truce or something like that?	0