THE WAGER: David Grann Tells a Tale of Shipwreck and Mutiny
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The Hidden Motive for the War Between Britain and Spain
Britain and Spain are at war in the mid-1700s. The conflict starts because a British captain gets his ear cut off, or so he says by a Spanish officer. But that's not really what the conflict is about, is it? And so the British Admiralty puts together this squadron of ships. These ships are sort of technically marvelous, but they're also rotting from the inside.
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