Historical reading

1. Historical reading

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   This thread is for interesting resources on given historical periods.
   
   
   A long one, but definitely great reading:
   
   The Merchant of Death: Basil Zaharoff
   
   Set around the verge of 19th to 20th century, it is a small study of one particular 'merchant of death', possibly the biggest one, a military contractor in an industry that has just started to grow explosively. Plenty of other related topics are explored, but the most interesting notion is to me this:
   
   With all the influence this man was reported to have, he has managed to stay in the shadows. There's something creepily cool about that.

2. Re: Historical reading

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   Yay, a wider category for NPCs out of history. I love reading about the thirty years war and might post some interesting tidbits about it here!

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