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Many of the units opposing Allied landings on D-Day were not German, but 'Osttruppen'. Who were these people? What did they do before D-Day, and what happened to them afterwards?	84
How did people mourn the Black Death? Were its effects responded to or commemorated on a societal level, or was mourning a private matter for specific families and communities?	82
Contemporary Anglo-sphere countries seem to be awful at managing large-scale infrastructure projects (particularly relating to (public) transportation) compared to similar European countries. Is there any historical reason for this?	72
Munich in 1919 was the hub of the short-lived Bavarian Sovet Republic, but in the same year was also home to an unusually diverse array of far-right, ultranationalist (and anti-semitic) groups. Why Munich?	67
We tend to think of the nineteenth century as the era in which sail gave way to mechanised forms of shipping (such as steam). But did the century see significant advances in sailing technology as well? What difference, if any, was there between an average sailing ship in 1800 and 1900?	67
What was the context of the famous "This was once revealed to me in a dream" footnote? Was it intended seriously? Was it picked up on by readers/reviewers at the time?	66
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I've often seen it claimed in the context of imperial/global history that mapping was a crucial way in which European empires could subjugate local peoples. But... how? Why was mapping such an effective tool of colonisation?	65
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