Today we're gonna talk about war. AHH! EXPLOSIONS EVERYWHERE! So traditionally, historians are pretty keen on wars because they feature clearly delineated beginnings and middles and ends, and because they always have a fair bit of death and drama and mortally wounded generals who have great last words like, let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of those trees. Whereas the last words of plague victims are always like, ugggghh. Sorry, plague victims, as if you don't have enough troubles, now you've got me teasing you about your uninspired death throes. Wars have easy whens, wheres, whos, and whys.