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Why is Japan abandoning its post-WWII pacifism?Today's Big Question Tensions with China and US unpredictability are factors
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Why Greenland has been a US military stronghold since the Second World WarIn Depth American interest in acquiring Greenland is rooted in decades of military and economic strategy
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The WW2 ‘massacre’ dividing Senegal and FranceUnder the Radar A new investigation found the 1944 Thiaroye attack on ‘unarmed’ African soldiers was ‘premeditated’, and far deadlier than previously recorded
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How China rewrote the history of its WWII victoryIn Depth Though the nationalist government led China to victory in 1945, this is largely overlooked in modern Chinese commemorations
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America's controversial path to the atomic bombIn Depth The bombing of Hiroshima followed years of escalation by the U.S., but was it necessary?
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Argentina lifts veil on its past as a refuge for NazisUnder the Radar President Javier Milei publishes documents detailing country's role as post-WW2 'haven' for Nazis, including Josef Mengele and Adolf Eichmann
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On VE Day, is Europe alone once again?Today's Big Question Donald Trump's rebranding of commemoration as 'Victory Day for World War Two' underlines breakdown of post-war transatlantic alliance
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Allies at War: a 'revelatory' account of the Second World WarThe Week Recommends Tim Bouverie's 'old-fashioned diplomatic history' explores the often fraught relationship between world powers
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Celebrations to mark 80 years since VE DayThe Week Recommends Events will be taking place up and down the country, from parades to street parties
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Early Works: Anselm Kiefer – a 'visceral' exhibitionThe Week Recommends A poetic interrogation that sees 'an artist making a whole nation deal with itself'
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Tucker Carlson's WWII interview fractures conservativesTalking Points Holocaust revisionism forces 'introspection' in right-wing media
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How did the Second World War start?In Depth Conflict 'not inevitable' as anniversary offers timely reminder of vital lessons for those in power today
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D-Day: why the Normandy invasion was so importantThe Explainer Two days of events are being held to remember historic beach landings 80 years on
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D-Day: how allies prepared military build-up of astonishing dimensionsThe Explainer Eighty years ago, the Allies carried out the D-Day landings – a crucial turning point in the Second World War
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