Second World War
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Congress honors real-life Rosie the Riveters
Speed Read These American women reshaped the work force during World War II
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Alderney and the inquiry into Nazi camps on British soil
feature An official government review will attempt to establish how many people were killed on the Channel Island
By Richard Windsor Published
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J. Robert Oppenheimer: the real ‘father of the atomic bomb’ at centre of new blockbuster
Why Everyone’s Talking About The physicist who led the Manhattan Project has become a martyr for some but his legacy is more complicated
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The Battle of Stalingrad 80 years on
In Depth Battle that turned the tide of Second World War remains a powerful symbol of patriotism in Russia
By The Week Staff Published
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The battle of Bamber Bridge
In Depth The new Railway Children film draws on a forgotten wartime episode: a skirmish between black and white US soldiers in Lancashire
By The Week Staff Published
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Vladimir Putin’s narrative of Russian victimhood examined
feature Russian president has repeatedly pointed to his country’s history to justify Ukraine invasion
By The Week Staff Published
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How did World War II begin?
In Depth Fears mounting that Ukraine invasion could trigger third global war
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The meaning of blitzkrieg
feature Russia’s ‘lightning war’ against Ukraine compared to Nazi strategy in WWII
By The Week Staff Published
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Can you solve GCHQ’s LGBT-themed Alan Turing brain-teaser?
Puzzles and Quizzes Spooks release puzzle as £50 note dedicated to the code breaker enters circulation
By The Week Staff Published
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Woman misses out on £18m jackpot after washing ticket
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Published
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Coronavirus: 2020 sees largest annual increase in deaths since WW2
feature Excess fatalities in the UK rose to levels not seen since wartime
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Plea for public to help find secret Second World War bunkers
Speed Read Hundreds of ‘Scallywag’ underground hideouts lie undiscovered in British countryside
By Joe Evans Published
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VE Day stories: victory, defeat - and nice knickers
In Depth The end of WWII in Europe, remembered by those who witnessed it
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How to celebrate VE Day at home
The Week Recommends May bank holiday celebrates 75 years since Allies won WW2
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