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How did British soldiers generally fare in hand-to-hand combat with Zulu warriors and other enemies who made heavier use of traditional melee weapons?

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D-Day: Why were National Guardsmen picked to spearhead the landings at Omaha Beach over active duty Army?

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American NCOs during WWII are shown with a mix of M1 Carbines, Thompsons, and Garands. What control did the average officer have over his personal armament in both theaters?

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Say a pagan Greek or Roman fellow is caught buggering the neighbor's livestock. Would swearing he thought that bull was Zeus have likely gotten him off the hook? NSFW

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Did "wreckers" actually exist? I.e people who deliberately lured passing ships into collisions, then looted the wreckage that washed ashore.

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How did escaped slave (Maroon) communities survive and evade capture on Caribbean islands?

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Were slaves extensively used by ranching operations in the antebellum United States? Enslaved cattle drovers, horse wranglers, etc.

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Are any units who fought for the CSA still active in the US Army/Marine Corps?

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What contingency plans did Apartheid South Africa have for a civil/race war between the Black African majority and White minority regime?

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Many highlander tribes sided en masse with the French and Americans during the wars for Vietnam/Indochina. What were major reasons behind that?

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How did British soldiers generally fare in hand-to-hand combat with Zulu warriors and other enemies who made heavier use of traditional melee weapons?	973
D-Day: Why were National Guardsmen picked to spearhead the landings at Omaha Beach over active duty Army?	309
American NCOs during WWII are shown with a mix of M1 Carbines, Thompsons, and Garands. What control did the average officer have over his personal armament in both theaters?	135
Say a pagan Greek or Roman fellow is caught buggering the neighbor's livestock. Would swearing he thought that bull was Zeus have likely gotten him off the hook? NSFW	125
Did "wreckers" actually exist? I.e people who deliberately lured passing ships into collisions, then looted the wreckage that washed ashore.	32
How did escaped slave (Maroon) communities survive and evade capture on Caribbean islands?	16
Were slaves extensively used by ranching operations in the antebellum United States? Enslaved cattle drovers, horse wranglers, etc.	14
Are any units who fought for the CSA still active in the US Army/Marine Corps?	13
What contingency plans did Apartheid South Africa have for a civil/race war between the Black African majority and White minority regime?	11
Many highlander tribes sided en masse with the French and Americans during the wars for Vietnam/Indochina. What were major reasons behind that?	8