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Governments Used to Pay For Native American Scalps Which Made Scalping a Booming Business
In 1641, Willem Kieft, director of the Dutch colony of New Netherland, offered a friendly Native American tribe a disturbing deal. He would pay, he declared, 10 fathoms of "wampum" for every…
Warfare History
Fortify the Battlements: 6 of the Greatest Sieges in History You Need To Know
City sieges are an odd concept today. Fights over cities are still common, but we often call them battles as…
Warfare History
During World War II, the Russians Tried to Disguise Bombs as Food
For most of the world, 1939 was the beginning of World War II. On September 1, 1939, Hitler's Germany invaded…