Senin, 28 Agustus 2017

Meet the Freikorps

We traditionally think of soldiering as a temporary occupation. Wars begin, men join up, and they fight for the duration. When the struggle is over, they return to their homes and their loved ones and get on with their lives. The model in the West has long been the early Roman army —farmers who tilled …

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