The Great War: Who Did What in WW1? S01E46 - Basil Zaharoff

For arms dealers like Basil Zaharoff, the late 19th and early 20th century was a time of never ending business opportunities, the great European powers modernised their armies drastically and conflicts like the Russo-Japanese War or the Balkan Wars meant that weapons of all kinds were always in demand. But no other man knew how to influence and profit from the waring nations like "The Merchant of Death" - Basil Zaharoff.