Rabu, 04 April 2018

The Deadly Dozen

Once these weapons hit the battlefield, warfare would never be the same. While humans have been killing each other since we first walked upright, most anthropologists believe the evolution of random violence into the organized group violence we call war probably occurred soon after the advent of agriculture. Groups of hunter-gatherers beset by famine may …

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