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What are some of the best, most accurate books written on Stalin's Great Terror? A big bonus would be if they're easily readable.

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During the Russian Civil War the Bolsheviks employed over 75,000 former Tsarist officers and generals in their army. Did they employ former members of the Okrhana when creating their secret police, the Cheka?

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In Ivan's War, the author states that Soviet troops died at a ratio of 25:1 against German troops. How accurate is that fact?

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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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What made penicillin better then other antibiotics?

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

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Does our DNA influence/determine how we look as we age?

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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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What are some of the best, most accurate books written on Stalin's Great Terror? A big bonus would be if they're easily readable.	1	AskHistorians
During the Russian Civil War the Bolsheviks employed over 75,000 former Tsarist officers and generals in their army. Did they employ former members of the Okrhana when creating their secret police, the Cheka?	1	AskHistorians
In Ivan's War, the author states that Soviet troops died at a ratio of 25:1 against German troops. How accurate is that fact?	1	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
What made penicillin better then other antibiotics?	1	askscience
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	AskHistorians
What are some good biographies or accounts of Deng Xiaopeng and the rise of China economically?	1	AskHistorians
Does our DNA influence/determine how we look as we age?	1	askscience
Did soldiers on the frontlines of both WW1 and WW2 age faster than a civilian due to the high stress environments?	1	AskHistorians
Has there been any recent declassification of documents relating to life in the Red Army during World War II?	1	AskHistorians