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The Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge is known officially as the Battle of the Ardennes. Fighting between Allied and Axis forces waged from December 16, 1944 until January 25, 1945.
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Ultra and the Battle for North Africa (1941-43)
Article about British intelligence's role in the North African campaign (1941-1943] during the Second World War.
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Stravinsky Symphonies
Who needs to guess how Stravinsky would have conducted a particular passage when we can hear Stravinsky do it himself?
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D-Day 1944
On the morning of June 6th an Allied armada arrived off the coast of Normandy and launched the largest amphibious assault in history. A <i>coup de grĂ¢ce</i> had been delivered to the Third Reich. An Allied victory in Europe was now certain but that was not the case when the invasion was ordered.
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The Beginning of the End - Part 1
The year of defeat, 1943, brought only renewed determination by Hitler to hold on to the very last, while he continued his murderous programme.

Trap at Stalingrad
When the battle of Stalingrad began at the end of August 1942, the Red Army was nearing defeat. Brilliant Soviet street fighting tactics, daring operational thinking and serious German errors combined to reverse Soviet fortune. By the end of November the Soviets had trapped the powerful German 6th Army inside Stalingrad - it was more than they expected.
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Collecting Africa can be Daunting
This article is the first in a multi-part series discussing the philatelic history of Africa.


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