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Seven tragic Second World War poems
In Depth Less well-known than those of the First World War, the poems of WWII are just as gut-wrenching
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The most moving First World War poems
In Depth First World War poetry described the terror of the trenches and the futility of war
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What is hauntology?
In Depth The idea asks if people can be haunted by ghosts of lost futures
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What happened at the Battle of Trafalgar?
In Depth Monday marks the 214th anniversary of Britain’s most famous naval victory
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Who are the Kurds?
In Depth US accused of ‘betrayal’ after stepping aside for Turkish assault on Kurdish-held territory in northern Syria
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Five famous ‘curses’ and why people believe them
In Depth From vengeful Ancient Egyptian kings to reality TV stars’ marriage break-ups
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What was the Peterloo Massacre?
In Depth Manchester marks 200th anniversary of slaughter of protesters seeking parliamentary reform
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Why a bonfire is sparking riots in Belfast
In Depth Police officers injured in clashes over anti-internment anniversary blaze
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A timeline of the Second World War: from declaration to surrender
In Depth Eight decades have passed since beginning of global conflict that would claim tens of millions of lives
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Alan Turing: from persecuted pioneer to face of the £50 note
In Depth Codebreaker who helped defeat the Nazis is to be honoured by the Bank of England
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How did the Gulf War start?
In Depth As tensions rise in the region The Week explores why Saddam Hussein's Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait nearly 30 years ago
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D-Day: remarkable pictures from the Normandy invasion
Speed Read Theresa May and Donald Trump arrive in France to mark the 75th anniversary
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D-Day 75: why Normandy invasion was so important
In Depth The Queen, Donald Trump and Theresa May will honour veterans on the 75th anniversary of the historic landing
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The tumultuous history of Tibet
In Depth US ambassador to China ‘unsettles’ Beijing by announcing state visit to disputed region
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