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Progress of War
Season 1  |  Episode 5  |  National Geographic  |  May 29, 2017

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Statistically, we are less violent as a species than at any time in our history yet we seem to be in a constant state of war. From primitive massacres to modern day superpowers, this is the story of how we have waged war and won peace.

Statistically, we are less violent as a species than at any time in our history yet we seem to be in a constant state of war. From primitive massacres to modern day superpowers, this is the story of how we have waged war and won peace.

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