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Why didn't the Americans use any Heavy Tanks during WWII?

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How did the laws of war come to be? How did certain ways of killing others in war come to be seen as so inhumane it can't be allowed even in a war?

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Why didn't tank destroyers in the style of the Stug III and Su-100 stay popular after wwii?

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How did a state join (and leave) the Holy Roman Empire?

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Why do some Submachine Guns (MP18, Sten, Sterling) have the magazines on the side instead of down the bottom?

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How did Vichy France dissolve? Was it invaded or simply reintegrated in de Gaulles France following D-day?

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[Tanks] what exactly is a wet ammo rack? Are the round lying in a pool of water or something?

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What is the most far away Viking raid we know off?

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Where would I have the better life, as a commoner under the Mongols in eastern Rus, or as a commoner in France? Lets say at around 1250ish.

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Were Czechs and Slovaks equals in Czechoslovakia?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why didn't the Americans use any Heavy Tanks during WWII?	224
How did the laws of war come to be? How did certain ways of killing others in war come to be seen as so inhumane it can't be allowed even in a war?	208
Why didn't tank destroyers in the style of the Stug III and Su-100 stay popular after wwii?	192
How did a state join (and leave) the Holy Roman Empire?	126
Why do some Submachine Guns (MP18, Sten, Sterling) have the magazines on the side instead of down the bottom?	122
How did Vichy France dissolve? Was it invaded or simply reintegrated in de Gaulles France following D-day?	112
[Tanks] what exactly is a wet ammo rack? Are the round lying in a pool of water or something?	98
What is the most far away Viking raid we know off?	93
Where would I have the better life, as a commoner under the Mongols in eastern Rus, or as a commoner in France? Lets say at around 1250ish.	91
Were Czechs and Slovaks equals in Czechoslovakia?	74