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99Living through the Blitz - how British civilians sheltered from the bombs
Within living memory, British people all over the country feared the constant rain of death that fell from the skies, day and night. This article is the story of how those brave men, women and children protected themselves from the bombs, fell victim to them, and lived their lives despite them. And how they came through the war victorious, despite the Blitz.
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77Nylon Stockings
She sits on the edge of a bed. The camera follows her hands as they slowly roll down her black nylon stockings. Starting at the top of her thighs, she peels them off revealing the pale flesh beneath....
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81The Most Famous Shipwrecks in American History
While the United States remains a relatively young country compared to many others in the world, we have our fair share of history. One of the more interesting aspects of history is mysteries and solving...
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99Who Is the Most Decorated American War Hero?
Much like the combat which the men and women endured during wartime, there are many controversies surrounding America’s most decorated war veteran. The most decorated veteran status has been attributed to...
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83Operation 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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78Escape: A True Story
Escape By Khamfone Paditsone Tr. dohn121 Author's Note: To eliminate some confusion, my father is narrating this story not me In the summer of 1945 during the end of the World War II, my father Dohn was...
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79Ten Most Exotic Places of the World
GOD has created this world so beautifully. But what we do to it? We sometimes even do not bother to explore it, there are more then 80% people in the world that have never ever seen even 5% of this beautiful...
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78Working Class Life in the 1940’s
Working Class life in the 1940’s was a time of great change mostly brought about by the fact that war had been declared on September 3rd 1939. The way most people got this news in September 1939 was via the...
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85World War 2 Weapons
The Second World War was a worldwide military conflict, now noted as the most widespread war in history. With more than 100 million military personnel becoming involved through various countries. There were two main sides to the war- the Allies (Soviet Union, United States, United Kingdom) and the Axis (Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Imperial Japan).
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87World War 2 Pearl Harbor
On the 7th of December 1941 at 7:53 am Japanese warplanes attacked the American fleet as it lay at anchor in Pearl Harbor, the Naval base in Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands. 40 minutes later a second wave of 170...
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