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How 'uniform' were Ancient Roman Manipular legions?

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Armies in the past 500 or so years have transformed from unruly mobs raping and looting their way across the country to an institution so heavily regulated that it can take hours to get the string of signatures required to move a simple object across the room. How did this change occur?

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It is often said that Japanese soldiers in WW2 frequently refused to surrender out of fear of dishonor when they came home. What actually did happen to Japanese POWs when they returned to Japan?

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At the time of its fall, how did the Christianity of the Western Roman Empire differ, if at all, from the Christianity of the Eastern Roman Empire?

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Although the reasons why people choose to fight are oftentimes complex and deeply personal, do we have some ideas as to why ordinary people chose to fight for the White Army in the Russian Civil War?

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How did South Korea escape the fate of South Vietnam with regards to its legitimacy?

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I read that a huge cause for the fall of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was the division between the Khalq and Parcham factions. What was the difference between the Khalq and the Parcham?

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I know that the Russian Imperial Army in WW1 was poorly supplied and poorly equipped. Were they poorly trained and led as well?

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What were the objectives of the state of Deseret?

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Genocide in the bible: How accurate and if accurate, how common?

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How 'uniform' were Ancient Roman Manipular legions?	8
Armies in the past 500 or so years have transformed from unruly mobs raping and looting their way across the country to an institution so heavily regulated that it can take hours to get the string of signatures required to move a simple object across the room. How did this change occur?	8
It is often said that Japanese soldiers in WW2 frequently refused to surrender out of fear of dishonor when they came home. What actually did happen to Japanese POWs when they returned to Japan?	8
At the time of its fall, how did the Christianity of the Western Roman Empire differ, if at all, from the Christianity of the Eastern Roman Empire?	8
Although the reasons why people choose to fight are oftentimes complex and deeply personal, do we have some ideas as to why ordinary people chose to fight for the White Army in the Russian Civil War?	8
How did South Korea escape the fate of South Vietnam with regards to its legitimacy?	8
I read that a huge cause for the fall of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was the division between the Khalq and Parcham factions. What was the difference between the Khalq and the Parcham?	8
I know that the Russian Imperial Army in WW1 was poorly supplied and poorly equipped. Were they poorly trained and led as well?	8
What were the objectives of the state of Deseret?	8
Genocide in the bible: How accurate and if accurate, how common?	8