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Personal stories of the Second World War

Victoria Panton Bacon shares remarkable first-hand testimonies from veterans of the Second World War

An RAF crew with their American Douglas Boston light bomber, circa 1943. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Victoria Panton Bacon, author of the new book Remarkable Journeys of the Second World War: A Collection of Untold Stories, shares moving first-hand testimonies from veterans of the 1939–45 conflict.

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