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		ginko on March 29, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: In Syria, militias armed by the Pentagon fight tho... `The last major war of religion there was from 1618-1638` And it was one of the most destructive in European pre-WW1 history, essentially crippling Germany's economy for centuries. (Also the Thirty Years' War lasted until 1648)

eru on March 30, 2016 [–]

The destruction of the town I grew up in during that war was only really surpassed in German history during WWII. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Magdeburg

The interesting 1632 series of books is set just after the sack.

(Thanks for catching the typo.)

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