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I've heard that during the First and Second World Wars many soldiers would deliberately miss their shots when shooting at enemy soldiers. Is there any truth to this? Did it vary from army to army, or war to war?

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When did embassies become standard between different countries? Did any particular incidents change the rules regarding embassies (eg. they are a part of the country the embassy belongs to, rather than the one they are in)?

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Were Indian soldiers in the First World War deliberately deployed in the most dangerous areas of the front line?

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Is there truth in the claim that Muslim envoys travelled to England to warn them of the Mongol invasion of Europe?

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In 1915 the British government published a report detailing "Alleged German Outrages" in Belgium, on civilians and soldiers. Was this report known about in Germany and, if so, what was the reaction?

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After WW2 what happened to the vast amount of equipment, vehicles and weaponry left over?

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How and why did Mao mobilise the peasants for a Marxist revolution, when a Marxist revolution would typically use industrial workers (proletariat)?

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What was a typical day like for a war photographer or correspondent in Vietnam during the Vietnam War? Would they go out on patrol with soldiers at all or were there certain photo opportunities they had during the day? How much of what they wrote about/pictured could or would be censored?

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During the First World War, at the Battle of the Somme, were British soldiers really ordered to walk towards the German lines?

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I've heard that during the First and Second World Wars many soldiers would deliberately miss their shots when shooting at enemy soldiers. Is there any truth to this? Did it vary from army to army, or war to war?	154
When did embassies become standard between different countries? Did any particular incidents change the rules regarding embassies (eg. they are a part of the country the embassy belongs to, rather than the one they are in)?	52
Were Indian soldiers in the First World War deliberately deployed in the most dangerous areas of the front line?	35
Is there truth in the claim that Muslim envoys travelled to England to warn them of the Mongol invasion of Europe?	15
In 1915 the British government published a report detailing "Alleged German Outrages" in Belgium, on civilians and soldiers. Was this report known about in Germany and, if so, what was the reaction?	9
After WW2 what happened to the vast amount of equipment, vehicles and weaponry left over?	5
How and why did Mao mobilise the peasants for a Marxist revolution, when a Marxist revolution would typically use industrial workers (proletariat)?	4
What was a typical day like for a war photographer or correspondent in Vietnam during the Vietnam War? Would they go out on patrol with soldiers at all or were there certain photo opportunities they had during the day? How much of what they wrote about/pictured could or would be censored?	2
During the First World War, at the Battle of the Somme, were British soldiers really ordered to walk towards the German lines?	2