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How do hired mercenaries fit into military hierarchies and command structures? Do they have any degree of autonomy? Can they quit?

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How many US slaves were beaten to death, or simply killed?

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How easy was it to skip out on paying off store credit in the California gold rush?

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I recently learned that Adm. Ernest J. King, commander in chief of the U.S. Fleet during WWII, maintained throughout the war that Japan could be defeated by naval blockade alone. Did the US seriously consider this plan?

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What did Scandinavians and others use to write on birch bark?

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Money and "honeypots" are tools used to cultivate spies. Since the soviet union didn't have private property or freedom of movement, how did the US government cultivate intelligence assets inside the USSR?

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What other historical figures are as poorly sourced as Jesus?

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How did ancient phalanx armies, who were heavily armored and practiced tight formations, actually meet at the same time and same place, in full gear?

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Many historical documents we have are copies of letters different people sent to each other. What was the motivation for copying letters?

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Good source for the "demonology" of the Salem Witch Trials?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How do hired mercenaries fit into military hierarchies and command structures? Do they have any degree of autonomy? Can they quit?	6
How many US slaves were beaten to death, or simply killed?	5
How easy was it to skip out on paying off store credit in the California gold rush?	5
I recently learned that Adm. Ernest J. King, commander in chief of the U.S. Fleet during WWII, maintained throughout the war that Japan could be defeated by naval blockade alone. Did the US seriously consider this plan?	5
What did Scandinavians and others use to write on birch bark?	4
Money and "honeypots" are tools used to cultivate spies. Since the soviet union didn't have private property or freedom of movement, how did the US government cultivate intelligence assets inside the USSR?	4
What other historical figures are as poorly sourced as Jesus?	4
How did ancient phalanx armies, who were heavily armored and practiced tight formations, actually meet at the same time and same place, in full gear?	3
Many historical documents we have are copies of letters different people sent to each other. What was the motivation for copying letters?	3
Good source for the "demonology" of the Salem Witch Trials?	3