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WWII THIS MONTH...
To commemorate 80 years since the Second World War, Hist
From disastrous beginnings to heroic triumph, this exhibition comprehensively covers the Second World War Burma campaign
THIS MONTH IN HISTORY: NOVEMBER
How the Red Army pushed back German forces and what they discovered in their wake as WWII turned
Three months after German forces captured Fort Douaumont in February 1916 (see issue 1 of Iron Cross) a calamity befell the occupiers, predominantly comprising troops from the Prussian Brandenburg reg
THE STRUGGLE FOR MEMORY
I n 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That, at least, is what the famous rhyme tells us. Memorising such dates is a common experience of being taught history – a cliché superbly lampooned by the w
