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This week in the War, 23–29 September 1940: Rose Valland—portrait of a heroine

Posted on September 26, 2012 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, on 24 September 1940, Mademoiselle Rose Valland received a grant of 10,000 francs to conduct research into art. Her adventures are described in Rose Valland: Capitaine Beaux Arts (Dupuis, 2009), a captivating book by Catel, Polack … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 19–25 August 1940: Never in the field of human conflict…

Posted on August 20, 2012 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, Tuesday 20 August 1940, Winston Churchill rose in the House of Commons to give his most memorable speech of the war. “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 12–18 August 1940: Eagle Day

Posted on August 13, 2012 by secondbysecond

Like every boy who grew up in England, not too long after the war, I loved to read the boys comics: Beano, Dandy, Hotspur. Particulary Lion. The latter featured the weekly adventures of make-believe World War II RAF pilot, Paddy … Continue reading →

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In the news: Bohuslav Kimlicka–One of the Few

Posted on May 27, 2012 by secondbysecond

Bohuslav Kimlicka flew with the Czech air force, defending his country from the Nazi invasion of 1938. Afterwards, he fought with the French, attempting to stem the 1940 German Blitzkrieg , and then with the Royal Air Force. His descendants … Continue reading →

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