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Bongo1020 t1_iquz41p wrote

It was called an "emergency" by London because Insurance policies don't cover damaged incured as a reuslt of wars or civilwars.

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BakkenMan t1_iqva47g wrote

Very interesting, do you have source material for this?

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Bongo1020 t1_iqvcpcz wrote

I'm on the move so I can't provide the best source.

The Wikipedia article mentions this and cites:

Burleigh, Michael (2013). Small Wars, Faraway Places: Global Insurrection and the Making of the Modern World 1945–1965.

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