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PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE 25 SEPTEMBER - 13 OCTOBER 1915
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AL MUTHANNA GOVERNORATE, IRAQ 27-28 FEBRUARY 1991
ARTEFACT OF WAR
ENGINEERING THE END OF MEDIEVAL WARFARE
OLD FUSS & FEATHERS
Catherine Clarke A History of England in 25 Poems400pp. Allen Lane. £25. Mark Forsyth Rhyme and ReasonA short history of poetry and people (forpeople who don’t usually read poetry)368pp. Allen & Unwin
The Basildon Model Railway Club ’s re-creation of the London Blitz highlights how the railways – and the capital – kept running through some of Britain’s darkest days.