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The Killing Machine
The Killing Machine (1964) is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack Vance, the second in his "Demon Princes" series, in which Kirth Gersen, having brought arch-villain Malagate the Woe to justice, sets his sights on Kokor Hekkus, another of the Demon Princes. The name Kokor Hekkus, which means "killing machine" in the language of the planet Thamber, does not refer to Hekkus's own predilection for homicide, but to his fondness for horrific and murderous devices,
Canudos War";
- "1st Battle at Canudos" (3rd Expedition) – Mar. 2–4 1897. Messianic guerrillas defeated the first Expedition carried out by the Army, killing its commander.
- "Last Battle of Fazenda Velha (Old Farm)" – Army's bayonet charge, covered by machine gun fire, decisively defeats the Messianic guerrillas, Sep. 7 1897.
- "Battle of Estrada de várzea da Ema (Emu's floodplain Road)" – The Army surrounded the city of Canudos, making the