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Was there anything to Stalin's accusations that the Western allies were delaying on opening a western front in order to bleed out both the Germans and the Soviets against each other?

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Before claims about UFOs and ancient aliens were a thing, did anybody ever argue that it was impossible for the Egyptians to have built the pyramids themselves?

128 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What was the closest that the city of Rome ever came to being sacked or conquered by an Islamic power? Or Mecca by a Christian power?

111 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Is Marxist analysis used in contemporary studies of early modern history? How?

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How did Ulysses Grant regard Robert E. Lee's generalship?

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Why did the Spanish Habsburgs keep building massive, expensive palaces when they needed the money to pay for their soldiers in the field?

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How much more advanced was a British ship-of-the-line during the Age of Napoleon than a Spanish galleon in, say, the 1570s?

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How did doctors / healers prevent the infection of wounds before germ theory?

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How seriously did Taiwan take the prospect of a potential invasion of mainland China in concert with Douglas MacArthur?

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Did Hitler know about the "one ball" song? Do we know his reaction to it?

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Was there anything to Stalin's accusations that the Western allies were delaying on opening a western front in order to bleed out both the Germans and the Soviets against each other?	206	AskHistorians
Before claims about UFOs and ancient aliens were a thing, did anybody ever argue that it was impossible for the Egyptians to have built the pyramids themselves?	128	AskHistorians
What was the closest that the city of Rome ever came to being sacked or conquered by an Islamic power? Or Mecca by a Christian power?	111	AskHistorians
Is Marxist analysis used in contemporary studies of early modern history? How?	75	AskHistorians
How did Ulysses Grant regard Robert E. Lee's generalship?	66	AskHistorians
Why did the Spanish Habsburgs keep building massive, expensive palaces when they needed the money to pay for their soldiers in the field?	62	AskHistorians
How much more advanced was a British ship-of-the-line during the Age of Napoleon than a Spanish galleon in, say, the 1570s?	62	AskHistorians
How did doctors / healers prevent the infection of wounds before germ theory?	42	AskHistorians
How seriously did Taiwan take the prospect of a potential invasion of mainland China in concert with Douglas MacArthur?	40	AskHistorians
Did Hitler know about the "one ball" song? Do we know his reaction to it?	39	AskHistorians