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July 06, 2015

Interbellum Period Similar to Today in Space
McLean VA (SPX) Jul 05, 2015
The interbellum, or interwar, period between the end of World War I and the beginning of World War II is one of the most significant periods in our world's history and has many lessons for us today. One of the ironies from this period is how the conditions at the end of World War I actually kept the victors from needed military change while helping the losers innovate and accelerate a revolution in military thought. For example, the Germans were deprived of their weapons by the Versailles Peace Tr ... read more

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