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World War Two
Two Third Reich Objects and What They Tell Us About Nazi Germany
The First Successful SAS Operation: What It Was Like to Take Part
A World War Two Veteran’s Story of Life in the Long Range Desert Group
The Invasion of Poland in 1939: How It Unfolded and Why the Allies Failed to Respond
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Why the Italian Campaign Was One of the Hardest of World War Two
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