Second World War
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Harry Leslie Smith: left-wing activist dies aged 95
In Depth Admirers of tireless anti-austerity campaigner flood Twitter with #IStandWithHarry hashtag
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Lady Trumpington dies: who were the women of Bletchley Park?
In Depth Thousands of women worked to run top-secret codebreaking operation - but their contributions long went unrecognised
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German reunification: how the world reacted
In Depth This week marks the 28th anniversary of the formal dissolution of the German Democratic Republic
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Royal Navy war graves ‘looted for scrap metal’
Speed Read Defence Secretary expresses concern over reports of pirates disturbing sunken WWII ships
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Nelson Mandela at 100: how did South Africa’s apartheid start and end?
In Depth System of institutionalised racial segregation and discrimination casts long shadow over the country’s history
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Who were the Dambusters?
Speed Read On the 75th anniversary of the aerial raid, The Week takes a look at the men behind the mission
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London City Airport shut over WWII bomb - but how many are still undiscovered?
In Depth Dozens of unexploded devices are found every year in the UK
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Memorabilia reveals Winston Churchill’s eccentric work habits
Speed Read Documents released to coincide with biopic Darkest Hour show wartime PM like to dictate speeches from bed
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Holocaust Memorial Day 2017: How UK will honour six million victims
In Depth Thousands of commemorations planned around country to remember the victims of genocides
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British WWII mystery: Shipwrecks 'disappear' from Java Sea
Speed Read Illegal scrap metal dealers blamed for dismantling British ships considered war graves
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Adolf Hitler was a 'super junkie', claims new book
In Depth Author Norman Ohler says the German fuhrer turned to drugs after Von Stauffenberg's assassination attempt in 1944
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Dunkirk: New trailer is out - but where is Harry Styles?
The Week Recommends One Direction star missing in action from first glimpse of Christopher Nolan's nail-biting war drama
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The Blitz 75 years on: how Britain coped with Nazi terror
In Depth Eight months of deadly air raids put civilians on the front line of war
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Violette Szabo: how WW2 heroine earned her George Cross
In Depth Medal was awarded for daring spy missions immortalised in the film Carve Her Name With Pride
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