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Part Two: Basil Zaharoff: The Man Who Sold World War One

Behind the Bastards

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A Little Child Winning, Like, I Want a Prize

World War I ends in 1918, and this is good news for human beings. It's bad news for weapons companies because you're going to buy a lot fewer guns after this war. When the fighting ended, the arms industry contracted massively. Basil was still very wealthy and influential. And he bought his way into being part owner of Monte Carlo,. However, his chief interest continued to be in the movement and destination nations. From 1920 to 1922, Basil got deeply involved in the Greco-Turkish War over Smyrna.

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