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I'm an average 18 year old man living in the north in 1861, why do I care if the South secedes? Why would preserving the union be important to me at all, let alone important enough to me that it was worth fighting and dying for?

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Why did NATO choose 7.62x51/.308 to make standard instead of 30-06 or one of the other high powered .30 caliber rifle cartridges that were already in service like .303 or 8mm Mauser?

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What is the strategic purpose of dragoons/mounted infantry? In what context would a military use dragoons instead of traditional light cavalry?

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I'm an average 18 year old man living in the north in 1861, why do I care if the South secedes? Why would preserving the union be important to me at all, let alone important enough to me that it was worth fighting and dying for?	237	AskHistorians
Why did NATO choose 7.62x51/.308 to make standard instead of 30-06 or one of the other high powered .30 caliber rifle cartridges that were already in service like .303 or 8mm Mauser?	9	AskHistorians
What is the strategic purpose of dragoons/mounted infantry? In what context would a military use dragoons instead of traditional light cavalry?	9	AskHistorians