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In Canada, provincial capitals are often also the 1st or 2nd largest cities in the province, but in the USA, state capitals are often far smaller than the most populous city in the state. Is there a historically interesting explanation of this?

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WW1 field kitchens: I'm reading Erwin Rommel's 'Infantry Attacks' and he often makes reference to the kitchens, and the difficulties of adequately supplying meals to the soldiers under his command. How did these German field kitchens work?

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In Canada, provincial capitals are often also the 1st or 2nd largest cities in the province, but in the USA, state capitals are often far smaller than the most populous city in the state. Is there a historically interesting explanation of this?	1562
WW1 field kitchens: I'm reading Erwin Rommel's 'Infantry Attacks' and he often makes reference to the kitchens, and the difficulties of adequately supplying meals to the soldiers under his command. How did these German field kitchens work?	3