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20th Century
World War One
The Story Behind the December 1914 Christmas Truce in World War One
The Hard Fought Battle of Women’s Suffrage in the UK
Who Was the First British Army Soldier to Be Demobilised after World War One?
How an Intercepted Telegram Helped Break the Deadlock on the Western Front
Who Was Ferdinand Foch? The Man Who Predicted World War Two
How Significant Was the Battle of the Falkland Islands?
The Palestine Campaign: How Britain Captured Jerusalem in World War One
How Did Austria Take Belgrade but Lose in Serbia? The Faltering Serbian Campaign
10 Facts About the Battle of Verdun
The Unstable Nature of the Eastern Front at the Start of the Great War
The Key Events in the First 6 Months of The Great War
Who Was Kaiser Wilhelm?
How the German Army Won Its Greatest Victory of the First World War at the Battle of Tannenberg
18 Key Bomber Aircraft From World War One