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The Second World War, being the preeminent conflict of our era, has earned its own veil of mythology. Names like Rommel and Patton, Göring and Churchill, are spoken of the way the ancients must have when discussing the exploits of Heracles, Theseus, and Achilles. Dates that have lived in infamy are still occasions for solemn [...]

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I don’t really do the picking favourites thing. No favourite authors, no favourite movies, no favourite TV shows. Mostly it’s because there are so many I love that I find it difficult, if not impossible, to pick. But after some careful consideration (and a recent re-listen of the audiobook), I think I can say I [...]

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