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Part One: The Man Who Invented The Military-Industrial Complex

Behind the Bastards

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The Story of Alfred Crup

In 18 34, when the 36 germanic states of europe established their first common market, which abolished all internal tariffs. Alfred pompously sent the government a letter declaring that he would meet all the german unions steel needs on his own. He couldn't do anything near this, but his got as it got his name in people in government's ears. So as alfred developed new methods of making better and or steel, he grew equally paranoid about corporate espionage. In 18 38, he felt comfortable enough to leave on his first international sales trip to france and england. His goal was not to make more sales because english steel was still the best in the game. And thankfully

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