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Resistance by Moonlight
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April 6, 2018 by Andrew W M Smith

There’s always a slightly awkward moment when you talk to a room full of history enthusiasts about your favourite item …
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Category: Uncategorized | Tags: britain, de gaulle, france, resistance, second world war, tangmere
Macron’s Appeal: Resistance and Myths
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September 25, 2017 by Andrew W M Smith

In March 1942, the trade-unionist Christian Pineau secretly flew to London from Nazi Occupied France, seeking to connect his resistance …
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Category: Uncategorized | Tags: de gaulle, france, history, macron, politics, resistance
Myths, Battle & Rail: Two Stories About Waterloo Station
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June 16, 2015 by Andrew W M Smith

UPDATE: Here’s a video of me talking to The Independent about Waterloo and its contemporary importance On the 200th anniversary of …
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Category: Uncategorized | Tags: 2015, archive, britain, channel tunnel, churchill, de gaulle, france, history, london, paris, train
Tale of Two Cities: Memory, Identity, Maps
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April 9, 2015 by Andrew W M Smith

Memory is a rich and powerful intoxicant. It can be as seductively misleading as it can be corrective. By invoking …
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Category: Uncategorized | Tags: blitz, britain, churchill, de gaulle, france, history, liberation, london, maps, paris, resistance, second world war

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