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In A Song Of Ice And Fire books, many chapters depict roaming armies and stray soldiers pillaging villages, murdering peasants regardless of allegiance. Were our history's medieval European armies similar to that?

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How did Solano Lopez manage to push and keep the Paraguayan population into a state of total war even past the point where there was no chance of a victory?

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In A Song Of Ice And Fire books, many chapters depict roaming armies and stray soldiers pillaging villages, murdering peasants regardless of allegiance. Were our history's medieval European armies similar to that?	217
How did Solano Lopez manage to push and keep the Paraguayan population into a state of total war even past the point where there was no chance of a victory?	2