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'Raiding (like the Vikings or the Mongols used to do) is actually about establishing trade routes and favorable trade conditions. It's done via the sacking of cities' - prof. Timothy Snyder in 'Making of Modern Ukraine' podcast (ep. 5). Could the historians here explaing this more in depth?

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What were the differences in medical treatment an injured officer and an injured enlisted man would receive in the World Wars?

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Were early WW1 French uniforms really that bad?

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How did the US govt convince the American public to enter WWI?

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Are there reports from the Eastern Front about "lines of Soviet infantrymen staggering [drunkenly] during assault, being cut down by machine-gun fire'?

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'Raiding (like the Vikings or the Mongols used to do) is actually about establishing trade routes and favorable trade conditions. It's done via the sacking of cities' - prof. Timothy Snyder in 'Making of Modern Ukraine' podcast (ep. 5). Could the historians here explaing this more in depth?	209
What were the differences in medical treatment an injured officer and an injured enlisted man would receive in the World Wars?	6
Were early WW1 French uniforms really that bad?	5
How did the US govt convince the American public to enter WWI?	4
Are there reports from the Eastern Front about "lines of Soviet infantrymen staggering [drunkenly] during assault, being cut down by machine-gun fire'?	1