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Featured excerpts from recently published books about the war ...

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An account of the loss of the American ship Mary Luckenbach and her entire crew from a new study of the supply convoys to Russia

Sep 25

This weeks excerpt looks at the plans made by the Special Operations Executive for 'Operation Foxley'

Sep 18

A tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who devoted her life to public duty

Sep 11

An account of Battle of the Eastern Solomons, 80 year ago this week

Aug 28

This week's book excerpt looks at the situation in North Africa as both sides prepare for a new offensive

Aug 21

An excerpt from a newly translated memoir of a Red Army soldier who just managed to survive the German attack into the Caucasus in August 1942

Aug 14

An account of the 'run-in shoot' that suppressed the German response as the landing craft approached the Normandy beaches

Aug 7

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