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How did the leaders of the Confederacy believe they could win the American Civil War?

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Can you recommend a modern history of the Gallic Wars that isn't just a biography of Caesar?

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How is it the case that America's two progressive presidents — Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson — were political rivals and members of adverse parties?

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Why did the American Civil War last so much longer than the European conflicts of the time?

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What changes in technology and strategy made World War One last so much longer than the European wars of the mid-nineteenth century

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Why did it take so long for Europeans to round the southern tip of Africa?

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Best books on naval warfare in the 19th century and/or WWI?

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Best books on post-Soviet Russia?

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Is there a single book that covers the entire history of nuclear weapons?

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Best book on the political system of the Roman Republic?

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How did the leaders of the Confederacy believe they could win the American Civil War?	3
Can you recommend a modern history of the Gallic Wars that isn't just a biography of Caesar?	2
How is it the case that America's two progressive presidents — Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson — were political rivals and members of adverse parties?	2
Why did the American Civil War last so much longer than the European conflicts of the time?	2
What changes in technology and strategy made World War One last so much longer than the European wars of the mid-nineteenth century	2
Why did it take so long for Europeans to round the southern tip of Africa?	2
Best books on naval warfare in the 19th century and/or WWI?	2
Best books on post-Soviet Russia?	2
Is there a single book that covers the entire history of nuclear weapons?	2
Best book on the political system of the Roman Republic?	2