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Don’t Know Much About History

Mother Jones - The Pentagon looks back to four great empires for tips on how to rule the world. The study looks a little like a high school text book, devoting chapters to Alexander the Great, Imperial Rome, Genghis Khan, and Napoleonic France and citing texts by Sun Tzu, Livy, and Jared Diamond. It attempts to break down exactly how historic empires sustained their military might across continents and even centuries.

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