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In movies Americans are always depicted as the main sides in the Vietnam war, how much of an impact did the ARVN really play, and how would they potentially do without help of the Americans?

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What were the salaries like in wehrmacht? Did it change throughout the war? And how different were the paygrades all the way down from a private and up to a general?

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[metaquestion] My history professor at university has told us multiple times that you cannot learn from history because it has to be understood on their own premises, what exactly does he mean by this? Is he right or wrong?

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How strong was the co-regime of Japan and vichy-France over Vietnam under WW2? Did Vietnam have any "free" areas or was the country fully under control?

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How accurate does modern movies depicts small unit military tactics?

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Are there any well known theories or good books how Japan would turn out economically, socially, political, if the Soviet union had taken over it instead of USA?

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In movies Americans are always depicted as the main sides in the Vietnam war, how much of an impact did the ARVN really play, and how would they potentially do without help of the Americans?	159
What were the salaries like in wehrmacht? Did it change throughout the war? And how different were the paygrades all the way down from a private and up to a general?	54
[metaquestion] My history professor at university has told us multiple times that you cannot learn from history because it has to be understood on their own premises, what exactly does he mean by this? Is he right or wrong?	38
How strong was the co-regime of Japan and vichy-France over Vietnam under WW2? Did Vietnam have any "free" areas or was the country fully under control?	9
How accurate does modern movies depicts small unit military tactics?	7
Are there any well known theories or good books how Japan would turn out economically, socially, political, if the Soviet union had taken over it instead of USA?	1