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In recent years the Taliban and in current news ISIS have been destroying historical artefacts and libraries which don't fit into their world view; did the Christian world embark in similar activities during the "dark ages" or any other period?

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Has an amphibious assault ever been pushed back and thwarted on the beach, before the invaders got to establish some kind of beach head?

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Was Stalin planning to invade Germany and Europe before Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa?

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Was the Russian goverment talking to the Allied powers about a potential alliance before Germany invaded in 1942, or was that alliance a only possible because of the invasion?

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In recent years the Taliban and in current news ISIS have been destroying historical artefacts and libraries which don't fit into their world view; did the Christian world embark in similar activities during the "dark ages" or any other period?	32
Has an amphibious assault ever been pushed back and thwarted on the beach, before the invaders got to establish some kind of beach head?	7
Was Stalin planning to invade Germany and Europe before Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa?	3
Was the Russian goverment talking to the Allied powers about a potential alliance before Germany invaded in 1942, or was that alliance a only possible because of the invasion?	1