Book · 1989 · Fiction, general
Man of Arms
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I'm going to quote now from Basil's biography, Man of Arms. Again, on March 18th, 1914, on the very brink of the coming disaster, Philip Snowden, disease-racked, crippled socialist labor leader Rosen Commons to make a speech.
Why people recommend it
Man of Arms by Anthony Allfrey is a detailed biography of Basil Zaharoff, the infamous international arms dealer often described as the merchant of death. On the podcast Behind the Bastards, host Robert Evans referenced the biography across a two-part series investigating Zaharoff's shadowy life and his role in fueling global conflicts. Evans drew upon Allfrey's research to illuminate the early, uncertain accounts of Zaharoff's youth, his alleged early crimes, and his disappearance, as well as to describe the troubled beginnings of his marriage to Emily. As the narrative progressed into Zaharoff's business dealings, Evans used the book to explain how the arms dealer utilized submarine sales to deliberately provoke a tense and profitable arms race among Greece, Turkey, and Russia. The biography also provided insight into Zaharoff's behind-the-scenes machinations during the First World War, detailing how he successfully lobbied French military leadership to spare critical German industrial facilities in Theonville while simultaneously proposing an alternative blockade strategy. Additionally, Evans turned to Allfrey's work to introduce a speech by the crippled socialist leader Philip Snowden, who exposed rampant corruption within the international weapons industry on the eve of war.
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Robert Evans I'm going to quote now from Basil's biography, Man of Arms. Again, on March 18th, 1914, on the very brink o… 5
“I'm going to quote now from Basil's biography, Man of Arms. Again, on March 18th, 1914, on the very brink of the coming disaster, Philip Snowden, disease-racked, crippled socialist labor leader Rosen Commons to make a speech.”
“I'm going to read a quote from the book Man of Arms that describes what he did next. At Pino's request, Zaharov took informal soundings from the German industrialists in Theonville, while at the same time putting up an alternative blockade plan to French headquarters.”
“And I'm going to read you to you about what those crimes were, uh, in this quote from the book Man of Arms, which is a biography of Zaharof.”
“So, um, I'm going to read another quote from the book Man at Arms about the early days of Basil's ill- fated marriage to Miss Emily.”
“Um, and here's how the biography Man of Arms uh describes what Basil did next. Quote, "Many years later, Zaharaf recounted his part in opening up this market.”
