stackyFACTSWhile everyone was hyper-focused on claiming European borders, a massive conflict spilled across multiple continents simultaneously. It was essentially World War Zero, featuring British and French troops shooting at each other in completely disparate global theaters just to establish total supremacy over the global luxury trade.
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