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Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Warring Perspectives of Captain Chief
One of the survivors from Bokely's group dies soon after they get to Brazil and about 29 of them survive. The principles along with their allies are summoned to a court martial to be tried for their alleged crimes. They are terrified that after everything they've been through they might be hanged. I think you will find there are times you will identify with each of them Captain Chief is probably the most complex person the most flawed under those circumstances. John Byron in many ways is our eyes and ears onto this world it's one of these cases.
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