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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
How a Ladies’ College Played a Vital Role in Operation Overlord
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July 19, 2017 by Andrew W M Smith

On 16 August 1940, the Stuka raid on Tangmere was one of the most serious yet to have struck England. …
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Category: Uncategorized | Tags: archive, chichester, D Day, flights, history, overlord, raf, second world war, tangmere
Waves, Floods, and Tears: Welcoming Refugees in Context
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September 7, 2015 by Andrew W M Smith

Sometimes, familiarity has a way of masking small differences. Everyday trivia has a way of distracting us from the complexity …
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Category: Uncategorized | Tags: 2015, bbc, germany, history, huguenots, kosovo, putney, refugee, second world war, st marys, syria, uganda, unraa, vietnam, wandsworth
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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