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World War Two
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
Operation Barbarossa: Why Did the Nazis Attack the Soviet Union in June 1941?
Why Was the Nazi-Soviet Pact Signed in August 1939?
The Codebreakers: Who Worked at Bletchley Park During World War Two?
The Story of a Teenage Bletchley Park Recruit
Codebreakers: The Story of Bletchley Park’s Growing Influence in World War Two
What Led to the Battles of Imphal and Kohima in 1944?
Paddy Mayne: An SAS Legend and a Dangerous Loose Cannon
Why the Italian Campaign Was One of the Hardest of World War Two
What Was the Situation in Italy in September 1943?
How the War in Italy Set the Allies up for Victory in Europe in World War Two
How Bill Slim’s Tactics Transformed Allied Prospects in South-East Asia
