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74Be Wary of the Three Headed Serpent
This photo is pretty loathsome, isn’t it? From the Biblical Genesis to the present day, snakes have always struck fear in most people. They are by their very nature devious, stealthy and not to be trusted, striking when you least expect it. I...
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83Michael Frayn's 'Spies' - How The Author Presents Mystery and Intrigue.
'Spies' by Michael Frayn, is a 'coming of age' novel about two young boys, their families and their neighbours, during World War Two. Set in a London suburb, it is mostly written in flashback, as the narrator ~ an elderly man ~ attempts to remember, understand, and come to terms with, some long-forgotten events of his childhood. But have they been forgotten because of the time that has elapsed, because an old man's memory is unreliable, or because there are some things best not remembered?
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82General Tomoyuki Yamashita and the Yamashita Treasure in the Philippines
Tomoyuki Yamashita was a general who commanded the Japanese forces in the Philippines in the dying days of the Second World War. His name is also associated with alleged treasures in many parts of the Philippines that are said to be hidden by the Japanese during the War.
87Top 12 Inspirational Films of COMEDY & DRAMA
My top 12 personal Inspirational films of comedy and drama. I didn't want to make a list that any could already predict on their own. I wanted to create a list of inspirational films that had commercial success and others that were under the radar but were just as good.
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79Volkswagen Classic Car Models
The name Volkswagen was originally made by Hitler, back in the days of the Third Reich. Trnslated, it means 'people's car' - a car for the population. and a car for the masses is what the Volkswagen Beetle has been. It has been in production for...
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78World War Two: Fooling Hitler
Britain's ingenious deception methods during World War Two were immeasurable. Without them the Allies may never have achieved an eventual victory and the assistance of Britain's film studios during the war was to prove crucial. Without the invention...
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69Myanmar Currency
Burmese Rupee Although the currency used in Myanmar is not as popular as US Dollar, Stalin Pound and Euro etc, for those who are interested about values and various kinds of currency, they will nonetheless find incredibly valuable profit in know the...
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84The Knights Templar: their London headquarters today
The Knights Templar remain fascinating to this day. And in London, you can still visit the Templars' New Temple, and see the Temple Church they built. It's still a fully-functioning parish church, and open to visitors. I am a member of Middle Temple, and therefore a parishoner of Temple Church. It's an absolutely fascinating place.
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80Operation Sealion - how Britain prepared for the Nazi invasion in 1940
As Winston Churchill, the new Prime Minister, put it, “the Battle of France is over, the Battle of Britain is about to begin"
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77Working Class Life in the 1940’s
This article is a first hand account of working class life back in the 1940s. Ordinary life carried on even in the War years and this article lets you take a peek into what life was like back then. It is a way of life that has almost disappeared and accounts of this way of life will not be recorded in conventional history books, so it is important that some record be made so that ordinary people have access to their own history.
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