Episode
Part One: The Man Who Invented The Military-Industrial Complex
1:11:15
Published: Tue Feb 16 2021
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Robert is joined by Alison Stevenson to discuss Alfred Krupp.Footnotes: https://www.amazon.com/Torpedo-Inventing-Military-Industrial-Complex-Britain/dp/0674725263/?tag=saloncom08-20 https://worldcrunch.com/world-affairs/egypt-where-colonialism-meets-military-industrial-complex https://www.jstor.org/stable/26061939?read-now=1&seq=11#page_scan_tab_contents https://www.dw.com/en/the-krupp-dynasty-glorified-and-vilified/a-15867835 https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/ex-army-contractor-vows-to-overthrow-egypts-sisi/1647390 https://www.wired.com/2011/04/0426alfred-krupp-birthday-germany-cannon-king/ https://salemcc.instructure.com/courses/451/pages/eyewitness-account-of-the-siege-of-paris-1870-71 https://www.amazon.com/Arms-Krupp-Industrial-Dynasty-Germany/dp/0316529400 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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