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I have heard that Hitler often rejected the advice if his generals. Where can I find a survey or a discussion of this?

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What was the significance (value) of military marching songs and music even during battle? I am surprised to read about them during ww1 and of course there is that famous bagpipes at Normandy ... I know these were anachronisms ... What were they trying to re-create?

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Can I get a list of Strategic Mistakes Made By Hitler, With Commentary As To Their Significance For The Outcome Of The War?

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I have heard that Japan has generally been reluctant to express appropriate contrition for its war crimes. How is this manifested? How pervasive is it? And have there been times in history when this was not the case?

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Please point me to a derivation of the basic principles of calculus? (When I Google"derive calculus" I get stuff about derivatives!)

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After the Nazis turned people into soap, what did they do with the soap?

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After WWI, what happened to the junk metal from all the shells, bullets, etc which were scattered all around the battlefields?

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I understand that many historical documents were destroyed in Germany during WW2. Can you name some major institutions (libraries, universities, archives...) whose destruction was significant in this regard?

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Mein Kampf. I actually haven't read it, but I have often heard historians say, "Hitler promised to do XYZ and nobody believed him at the time!" So -- why did nobody believe him at the time?

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Which books by Barbara Tuchman are considered to be her best books?

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I have heard that Hitler often rejected the advice if his generals. Where can I find a survey or a discussion of this?	4
What was the significance (value) of military marching songs and music even during battle? I am surprised to read about them during ww1 and of course there is that famous bagpipes at Normandy ... I know these were anachronisms ... What were they trying to re-create?	4
Can I get a list of Strategic Mistakes Made By Hitler, With Commentary As To Their Significance For The Outcome Of The War?	3
I have heard that Japan has generally been reluctant to express appropriate contrition for its war crimes. How is this manifested? How pervasive is it? And have there been times in history when this was not the case?	3
Please point me to a derivation of the basic principles of calculus? (When I Google"derive calculus" I get stuff about derivatives!)	3
After the Nazis turned people into soap, what did they do with the soap?	3
After WWI, what happened to the junk metal from all the shells, bullets, etc which were scattered all around the battlefields?	3
I understand that many historical documents were destroyed in Germany during WW2. Can you name some major institutions (libraries, universities, archives...) whose destruction was significant in this regard?	2
Mein Kampf. I actually haven't read it, but I have often heard historians say, "Hitler promised to do XYZ and nobody believed him at the time!" So -- why did nobody believe him at the time?	2
Which books by Barbara Tuchman are considered to be her best books?	2