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Was the bocage (farm fields enclosed by hedgerows planted with trees) built by medieval peasants to provide field fortifications against mounted raiders conducting a chevauchee?

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How exactly did pikes protect muskets from cavalry charges, and otherwise coordinate their movements?

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How was the City of Rome itself governed during the Empire? Was there any distinction made between imperial government of the Senate and Emperor and the government of the cit of Rome?

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How critical to the Soviet war effort were the Baku oil fields?

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Who were Albert Speer's equivalents in the other Axis and Allied governments, and who performed the best in the management of their respective wartime economies?

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British Synthetic Fuel Development in WW2?

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British lose the Battle of Britain, Halifax makes a deal?

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Why was the First Roman Cohort larger than the Other Nine in an Imperial Legion?

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Roman Legions v. Stirrup Equipped Heavy Cavalry

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What do we know of Roman canals?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was the bocage (farm fields enclosed by hedgerows planted with trees) built by medieval peasants to provide field fortifications against mounted raiders conducting a chevauchee?	11
How exactly did pikes protect muskets from cavalry charges, and otherwise coordinate their movements?	8
How was the City of Rome itself governed during the Empire? Was there any distinction made between imperial government of the Senate and Emperor and the government of the cit of Rome?	8
How critical to the Soviet war effort were the Baku oil fields?	8
Who were Albert Speer's equivalents in the other Axis and Allied governments, and who performed the best in the management of their respective wartime economies?	5
British Synthetic Fuel Development in WW2?	3
British lose the Battle of Britain, Halifax makes a deal?	3
Why was the First Roman Cohort larger than the Other Nine in an Imperial Legion?	3
Roman Legions v. Stirrup Equipped Heavy Cavalry	3
What do we know of Roman canals?	2