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Most popular pop history magazine in Lithuania, "Iliustruotoji istorija", in this month's issue posted an article, claiming that RAF's strategic bombing was ineffective and achieved almost nothing but kill innocent Germans and RAF pilots. Is this true?

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I have recently read an article on a popular history magazine stating in no uncertain terms that the M551 Sheridan was unreliable and a "death trap" in addition to other statements. How much truth is there to this?

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During the events of 1993 constitutional crisis in Russia, why did the Army, which during the 1991 coup attempt had refused to carry out orders of CPSU leaders, choose to stay loyal to Yeltsin in 1993, even as Chechnya was escalating and Yeltsin's situation seemed even less stable?

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Was the Ukrainian famine of 1932-1933 caused by collectivization, or is it, how some socialists claim, merely a very unfortunate year harvest-wise?

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Why did it take so long for the Royal Navy to institute anti-scurvy measures?

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Was removal of Apartheid a disaster for South Africa and Rhodesia?

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What did go wrong strategecly and tacticly in WW1

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Most popular pop history magazine in Lithuania, "Iliustruotoji istorija", in this month's issue posted an article, claiming that RAF's strategic bombing was ineffective and achieved almost nothing but kill innocent Germans and RAF pilots. Is this true?	343
I have recently read an article on a popular history magazine stating in no uncertain terms that the M551 Sheridan was unreliable and a "death trap" in addition to other statements. How much truth is there to this?	14
During the events of 1993 constitutional crisis in Russia, why did the Army, which during the 1991 coup attempt had refused to carry out orders of CPSU leaders, choose to stay loyal to Yeltsin in 1993, even as Chechnya was escalating and Yeltsin's situation seemed even less stable?	4
Was the Ukrainian famine of 1932-1933 caused by collectivization, or is it, how some socialists claim, merely a very unfortunate year harvest-wise?	3
Why did it take so long for the Royal Navy to institute anti-scurvy measures?	3
Was removal of Apartheid a disaster for South Africa and Rhodesia?	1
What did go wrong strategecly and tacticly in WW1	0