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DEAR MISS DORIS: LETTERS FROM THE PAST - A WWII CHRONOLOGY

DEAR MISS DORIS: LETTERS FROM THE PAST - A WWII CHRONOLOGY

Based on original WWII letters. Love and hardship, the battle of the sexes, isolation, long distance relationships - a world in turmoil...

2021

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Lessons from History

WWII: June 6th, 1944 — D-Day In 25 Stunning Photos & Quotes

The largest seaborne invasion in history that lead to victory over Nazi Germany

Jun 6

Second World War: Europe, D-Day, 6th of June, 1944 — “Into the Jaws of Death — U.S. Troops wading through water and Nazi gunfire”. A LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase disembarks troops of Company A, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division (the Big Red One) wading onto the Fox Green section of Omaha Beach (Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France) on the morning of June 6, 1944. American soldiers encountered the newly formed German 352nd Division whe

Jun 6

The Eternal Ink — The History of The Tattooed Ladies

Women In The World of Tattoos — From Sideshows To Artists

May 13

Betty Broadbent, the ‘Tattooed Venus’, Sydney, 1938. Regarded as the most photographed tattooed lady of the 20th century. photographer Ray Olsen, Pix Magazine, State Library of New South Wales. 4 April 1938. (Image source: Public Domain).

May 13

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Lessons from History

The Sinister Ceremony That Paved The Way for Hitler’s Rise — Why We Can’t Forget History

Potsdam Day: March 21, 1933

Mar 21

Adolf Hitler and Paul Von Hindenburg, Potsdam, 21st of March, 1933. (Image source: Public Domain).

Mar 21

8th Of March: International Women’s Day

The history & why it matters more than ever

Mar 8

Women’s Day March poster from the Women’s Liberation Workshop in London, 1975. (Image source: Public Domain).

Mar 8

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Lessons from History

The True “Gangs Of New York” — The Criminals That Ruled 19th Century NYC

Meet The Dead Rabbits, The Bowery Boys & The Five Points Gang

Mar 4

The True “Gangs Of New York” — The Criminals That Ruled 19th Century NYC

Mar 4

Learn How To Swear Like A Viking

Christianity brought many of our contemporary profanities, but how did Vikings swear before — and after?

Feb 17

Rendition of a bloodied Viking swearing loudly. (Photo made with Freepik. Courtesy of: Peter Deleuran).

Feb 17

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Lessons from History

Pervitin — How Methamphetamine Fueled Nazi Germany

The drug that made Blitzkrieg possible

Feb 8

LEFT: A German Waffen-SS soldier, heavily armed, carries ammunition boxes forward with a companion in territory taken by their counter-offensive in this scene from a captured German film. Belgium. December 1944. (Image source: Public Domain). RIGHT: Packaging containing six Pervitin (methamphetamine hydrochloride) ampoules from Germany, circa 1940. (Image source: Wikimedia Commons). Creative Commons license: CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED.

Feb 8

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Lessons from History

Drugs, Sex, Decadence & Cabaret: The Hedonist Interwar Years In Germany 1918–1933

The Weimar Republic — A Nation Dancing On The Edge Of An Abyss

Feb 3

Drugs, Sex, Decadence & Cabaret: The Hedonist Interwar Years In Germany 1918–1933

Feb 3

From Nazi Occupation to French Liberation: How Paris Was Finally Freed in 1944

In 1940, Nazi Germany invaded France and quickly defeated the French army. The country was divided into occupied and unoccupied zones, with…

Jan 25

LIBERATION OF PARIS 26 AUGUST 1944 PARIS, FRANCE: The crowd of Parisians led by armoured cars of the French Division form a huge procession along Champs Elysees during the celebration of the capital. (Courtesy of Peter Deleuran & TopFoto.co.uk).

Jan 25

History Of The Suffragettes & Women’s Right To Vote

Pioneering the Path to Equality For Women

Jan 23

The leader of the Women’s Suffragette movement, Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst is arrested by Superintendant Rolfe outside Buckingham Palace, London while trying to present a petition to HM King George V in May 1914. (Image source: Public Domain).

Jan 23

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