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Did the Intelligence agencies of the Warsaw Pact work together to share secrets or work together? Or were there rivalries and competing spy rings?

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In the early modern period, Barbers notoriously doubled up as surgeons as well - how did they work in practice - did they have shops that were doing both hair cuts and amputations, or were they doing house calls? Was it a prestigious occupation, and was there celebrity barber-surgeons?

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I'm a Napoleonic soldier on Napoleon's Russian campaign and I want to desert. Is that an option? If so, where do I go?

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I'm a prominent Polish nationalist living in Warsaw, in 1812, and I have just heard that Napoleon has been defeated. What do I do? Do I have to flee? If so, where to? What will happen to me if I stay?

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Was London bombed most heavily for political reasons or for sound military reasons- would it have been a better strategy for the Luftwaffe to more heavily bomb other British cities?

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Was there a black market/criminal market of coal in 20th century Britain?

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Why did German forces fight for Hamburg so ferociously in the last days of the Second World War?

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What happened to people who were caught trying to cross the Berlin Wall?

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Did the Saarland become a hub for political exiles and those persecuted by the Nazi regime, in the years 1933-35?

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In 'Every Man dies alone/Alone in Berlin' an SS soldier in a pub shows a postcard of him committing atrocities on the Eastern front - was this a real or common thing to happen

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Did the Intelligence agencies of the Warsaw Pact work together to share secrets or work together? Or were there rivalries and competing spy rings?	15
In the early modern period, Barbers notoriously doubled up as surgeons as well - how did they work in practice - did they have shops that were doing both hair cuts and amputations, or were they doing house calls? Was it a prestigious occupation, and was there celebrity barber-surgeons?	10
I'm a Napoleonic soldier on Napoleon's Russian campaign and I want to desert. Is that an option? If so, where do I go?	10
I'm a prominent Polish nationalist living in Warsaw, in 1812, and I have just heard that Napoleon has been defeated. What do I do? Do I have to flee? If so, where to? What will happen to me if I stay?	4
Was London bombed most heavily for political reasons or for sound military reasons- would it have been a better strategy for the Luftwaffe to more heavily bomb other British cities?	4
Was there a black market/criminal market of coal in 20th century Britain?	3
Why did German forces fight for Hamburg so ferociously in the last days of the Second World War?	3
What happened to people who were caught trying to cross the Berlin Wall?	2
Did the Saarland become a hub for political exiles and those persecuted by the Nazi regime, in the years 1933-35?	2
In 'Every Man dies alone/Alone in Berlin' an SS soldier in a pub shows a postcard of him committing atrocities on the Eastern front - was this a real or common thing to happen	2