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Why was Winston Churchill so seemingly obsessed with the "soft underbelly" of the enemy? He backed both the failed Galippoli invasion in WW1 and the underwhelming Italian Campaign in WW2.

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Why was a runner used instead of a horse during the Battle of Marathon to deliver the news of the Persian's defeat to Athens? Wouldn't a horse be much faster?

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Why did modern armies stop issuing alcohol rations?

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Was Germany effectively a military dictatorship by the end of WW1? How much power did the Kaiser wield?

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What do historians think of Barbara Tuchman's book The Guns of August?

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Why weren't shotguns used in WW1 before the US entry?

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Who were the Dutch people before they started building dikes and pushing back the sea?

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Why is one-wall handball so popular in New York City but practically non-existent elsewhere?

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Why did the French feel the need to hold Verdun in 1916?

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When did armies stop strictly enforcing left-handed people to shoot right-handed?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why was Winston Churchill so seemingly obsessed with the "soft underbelly" of the enemy? He backed both the failed Galippoli invasion in WW1 and the underwhelming Italian Campaign in WW2.	1742
Why was a runner used instead of a horse during the Battle of Marathon to deliver the news of the Persian's defeat to Athens? Wouldn't a horse be much faster?	244
Why did modern armies stop issuing alcohol rations?	65
Was Germany effectively a military dictatorship by the end of WW1? How much power did the Kaiser wield?	43
What do historians think of Barbara Tuchman's book The Guns of August?	39
Why weren't shotguns used in WW1 before the US entry?	34
Who were the Dutch people before they started building dikes and pushing back the sea?	27
Why is one-wall handball so popular in New York City but practically non-existent elsewhere?	26
Why did the French feel the need to hold Verdun in 1916?	15
When did armies stop strictly enforcing left-handed people to shoot right-handed?	15