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In the documentary "Blood Money: Inside the nazi economy" by Gil Rabier it was mentioned that the german armament industry, in the mid of the 2nd WW, went in holiday as a whole for a period in 1941. Is this true?

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Soviet cryptography world war 2

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When 'reference works' where formalized for the first (known) time? What was the necessity that let them appear?

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Math and operational warfare: how much and which type of applied mathematics was employed in tactical operations during the ww2?

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Why pistol duels were considered an honorable and reasonable way to settle disputes in the past?

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Why are the US states in the central zone and towards the west coast larger than the ones towards the east coast?

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Since when military generals make use of statistics to have an overview of their military force performance?

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Logistic in world war 2 (possibly about German methods) and side questions.

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Why UK, USA, Japan, at the start and during the second world war had aircraft carriers in their navy while Italy, Germany and France did not?

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When did historians and history works started to be financed by public institutions (aside from propaganda) with the purpose of recording what happened?

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In the documentary "Blood Money: Inside the nazi economy" by Gil Rabier it was mentioned that the german armament industry, in the mid of the 2nd WW, went in holiday as a whole for a period in 1941. Is this true?	7
Soviet cryptography world war 2	7
When 'reference works' where formalized for the first (known) time? What was the necessity that let them appear?	6
Math and operational warfare: how much and which type of applied mathematics was employed in tactical operations during the ww2?	6
Why pistol duels were considered an honorable and reasonable way to settle disputes in the past?	5
Why are the US states in the central zone and towards the west coast larger than the ones towards the east coast?	5
Since when military generals make use of statistics to have an overview of their military force performance?	4
Logistic in world war 2 (possibly about German methods) and side questions.	4
Why UK, USA, Japan, at the start and during the second world war had aircraft carriers in their navy while Italy, Germany and France did not?	4
When did historians and history works started to be financed by public institutions (aside from propaganda) with the purpose of recording what happened?	4