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September 28, 2015 09:07 am PDT
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The Sea Devil: the gentleman pirate who made friends of his enemies in World War I
Felix von Luckner was a romantic hero in the Great War, a dashing nobleman who commanded an old-style sailing ship. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll describe Luckner's uniquely civilized approach to warfare, which won admiration even from his enemies.
We'll also puzzle over how a product intended to prevent drug abuse ends up encouraging it.
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