Arms dealing has a long history: starting with our dear Great Britain, it was a bloody trade that spanned the globe and the centuries. In today's episode, we'll explore how the arms trade emerged and what it was like to be an arms dealer.

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Further Reading:

“The Mysterious Mr. Zedzed: The Wickedest Man in the World” by Mike Dash - https://www.smithsonianmag.com..../history/the-mysteri
“Zaharoff the Armaments King” by Robert Neumann - https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ip....fs/bafykbzacebq6pwdb