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What were the reasons behind armies going from wearing helmets around the time of the 30 years war and English civil war, to then go to wearing hats around the Napoleonic wars, to then go BACK to wearing helmets by the first World War.

by /u/mbeaumont1 in /r/AskHistorians

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