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Rick and Stephen investigate the life and career of Basil Zaharoff, the 'Merchant of Death.'

Rick and Stephen investigate the life and career of Basil Zaharoff — the “Merchant of Death,” one of the most influential arms dealers of the early twentieth century and a man long rumored to be connected to the secretive Green Dragon Society. FOLLOW US: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrangeAsItSeemsPodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7loq8pr Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast Buymeacoffee: Buymeacoffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/StrangeAsItSeemsPodcast

People in this episode

Hosts: Rick, Stephen

Topics covered

• arms dealing
• Basil Zaharoff
• early twentieth century
• history
• influential figures
• secret societies

Keywords

• Basil Zaharoff
• Merchant of Death
• arms dealer
• Green Dragon Society
• history
• twentieth century

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Green Dragon Society

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