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10 surprising facts about First World War uniforms

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First World War

Innocence under fire: how children were used in warfare of the past

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20th Century

Witnesses to the Berlin Wall

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Following the horrors of the First World War, people around the world set out to create “perfect” societies – with mixed results. Anna Neima charts their efforts. (Image from Getty Images)
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Building utopia after WW1

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Oliver Cromwell’s remarkable rise to power

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First World War

10 facts you (probably) didn’t know about the First World War

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First World War

Indians in the trenches

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First World War

Christmas 10 ways Christmas was celebrated during the First World War

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Second World War

How should we remember the men of Bomber Command?

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First World War

8 things you (probably) didn’t know about the battle of the Somme

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Peter Jackson on the First World War

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Second World War

Who were the real monuments men of the Second World War?

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Remembering the First World War: blood, poppies and poetry

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Battle of the Somme special

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