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The Rise and Fall of Saddam Hussein
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Operation Paperclip: Nazis in the USA
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Over a period of 30 years, NASA's Space Shuttle program contributed to some of space...
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Scott's Last Days in the Antarctic
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During the Battle of Trafalgar, the men on the gun decks of HMS Victory felt the heat of fire...
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How to Prepare for Nuclear War
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Cooking for Churchill: Georgina Landemare
Clear soup, Irish stew and steamed puddings - this was the war work of Georgina Landemare, the...
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As two of humanity's great religions, Islam and Christianity have shaped much of the world's...
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A Short History of Bank Collapses
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Satire & Scandal in Georgian England
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This is everything you ever wanted to know about fascism. Are the British government's new...
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