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What was the average soviet infantryman's experience in Afghanistan? How comparable is it to a American GIs experience in Vietnam?

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How did academia in Communist blocs interface with academia in the West? How much academic cross-fertilisation between the two worlds occurred during the cold war?

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How did we identify the busts of Roman emperors?

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What is the history of conscription and its abolishment in Western militaries post world war 2?

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In Victorian Britain, beer was drunk to avoid water-borne diseases such as cholera. Were there similar practices of substituting water for alcohol outside Europe? How did Islamic societies make their water potable?

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What do historians think of Benedict Anderson's Imagined Communities?

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What are the given life expectancy of radio telephony operators in WW2 and Vietnam? Proportional to other combat vocations, how high/low were the casualty rates.

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How different were American and Soviet military doctrines?

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Have there ever been a situation where 2 superpowers coexisted without major conflict?

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How did China (its people, press and government) react to the dissolution of the Soviet Union?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What was the average soviet infantryman's experience in Afghanistan? How comparable is it to a American GIs experience in Vietnam?	1004
How did academia in Communist blocs interface with academia in the West? How much academic cross-fertilisation between the two worlds occurred during the cold war?	65
How did we identify the busts of Roman emperors?	28
What is the history of conscription and its abolishment in Western militaries post world war 2?	14
In Victorian Britain, beer was drunk to avoid water-borne diseases such as cholera. Were there similar practices of substituting water for alcohol outside Europe? How did Islamic societies make their water potable?	13
What do historians think of Benedict Anderson's Imagined Communities?	10
What are the given life expectancy of radio telephony operators in WW2 and Vietnam? Proportional to other combat vocations, how high/low were the casualty rates.	9
How different were American and Soviet military doctrines?	9
Have there ever been a situation where 2 superpowers coexisted without major conflict?	5
How did China (its people, press and government) react to the dissolution of the Soviet Union?	4