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I've read that during the Battle of the Bulge troop shortages were so bad that the Army allowed blacks to serve alongside whites in "integrated" units. What happened to such units after the battle? And what happened after the war ended?

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In Stephen Kotkin's biography on Stalin he says that the Tsaritsyn Cheka often refused direct orders from Bolshevik leaders such as Lenin. Saying that power resided with them, not Moscow. Why then, did they obey Stalin, an outsider and high ranking Bolshevik?

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John Smith. How much of his story is fact and how much is fiction?

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What were relations like between the Marxist Derg of Ethiopia and Ethiopia’s Jewish population?

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What was the reaction to King Alfonso V legitimating his son Ferdinand I, who was borne to him by his mistress?

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What are some good biographies or accounts of Deng Xiaopeng and the rise of China economically?

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After recapturing the island Chios during the Greek War of Independence Ottoman forces murdered over 25,000 of its inhabitants and sold an additional 45,000, mostly women and children, into slavery as punishment. How many of these people were ransomed or repatriated after Greek independence?

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Did soldiers on the frontlines of both WW1 and WW2 age faster than a civilian due to the high stress environments?

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Has there been any recent declassification of documents relating to life in the Red Army during World War II?

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How did Ethiopian Jews respond to the Holocaust?

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I've read that during the Battle of the Bulge troop shortages were so bad that the Army allowed blacks to serve alongside whites in "integrated" units. What happened to such units after the battle? And what happened after the war ended?	1
In Stephen Kotkin's biography on Stalin he says that the Tsaritsyn Cheka often refused direct orders from Bolshevik leaders such as Lenin. Saying that power resided with them, not Moscow. Why then, did they obey Stalin, an outsider and high ranking Bolshevik?	1
John Smith. How much of his story is fact and how much is fiction?	1
What were relations like between the Marxist Derg of Ethiopia and Ethiopia’s Jewish population?	1
What was the reaction to King Alfonso V legitimating his son Ferdinand I, who was borne to him by his mistress?	1
What are some good biographies or accounts of Deng Xiaopeng and the rise of China economically?	1
After recapturing the island Chios during the Greek War of Independence Ottoman forces murdered over 25,000 of its inhabitants and sold an additional 45,000, mostly women and children, into slavery as punishment. How many of these people were ransomed or repatriated after Greek independence?	1
Did soldiers on the frontlines of both WW1 and WW2 age faster than a civilian due to the high stress environments?	1
Has there been any recent declassification of documents relating to life in the Red Army during World War II?	1
How did Ethiopian Jews respond to the Holocaust?	1