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The 38-Minute War

The 38-Minute War

And why it's history's shortest formal conflict

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Nov 04, 2024
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Dear Subscriber,

Today’s SimpleNation article is a little on the shorter side.

But worry not! The reason isn’t because we’ve gotten lazy or can’t find what we’re looking for. We’ve simply scaled it to the size of the conflict we’re covering: the Anglo-Zanzibar War only lasted for less than 45 minutes, after all.

As always, please find your Executive Summar…

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