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#1 The French countryside was dotted with obstacles and wooden crosses, which were symbols of the German occupation. The German army knew that the days of their comparatively idyllic existence were drawing to a close by 1944.
#2 In the summer of 1940, there was no thought of an invasion in the minds of Germany's soldiers basking in the glory of victory over their traditional...
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#1 I had wanted to be a professional actor after college, but I had no plan how to achieve it. I had stumbled into an Art History 101 class at the end of my freshman year, and I found myself spellbound. Within three weeks, I became an art history major.
#2 The reward of jet lag is a new set of coordinates, a new language, and local delicacies. I was in Italy to study...
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#1 The divided nature of Britain is not unique, and its experience is not unique in that regard. Every state has experienced internal division, and the current disputes over these divisions possess ample precedent.
#2 The United Kingdom is a recent invention. It only became the official umbrella designation for England, Wales, Scotland, and for all or part of...
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#1 The United States had two agencies that decoded intercepted communications: one in the army and one in the navy. This arrangement may have made the maximum number of bureaucrats happy, but it sometimes led to counterproductive results.
#2 The Government Code Cypher School was created in 1919 to decode messages between the German government and its agents. It was...
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#1 I wanted to explain how the Stalingrad cauldron ended, and how thousands of men were killed, frozen, starved, or devoured by lice. I did not see one soldier who gave his life out of enthusiasm for Führer and country, but all of them fought for their lives until the last.
#2 On November 22, the Battle of the Don began. The 9th Company was pulled out of Stalingrad to be refreshed...
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Book Preview: #1 The painting is typical of Vasnetsov's work. It is detailed and evocative, and it is quite wrong. It shows Prince Ryurik landing on the shores of Lake Ladoga from his distinctive dragon-prowed Viking longship, along with his brothers and retinue.
#2 The lands of the Slavs were attractive to the Scandinavian traders. They were often invaded and conquered by their neighbors,...
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#1 Florence in 1433 was a city of squares and towers, of busy, narrow, and twisting streets, of fortress-like palaces with massive stone walls and overhanging balconies, of old churches with geometrical patterns on their façades, and of abbeys and convents.
#2 The city was very congested around the stone bridge, the Ponte Vecchio, which spanned the Arno at...
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#1 The way a fire burns is important. Some fuels burn in short, concentrated bursts, while others burn over a longer, slower period. Fuel can be treated in a number of ways to alter its nature and behavior within the fire.
#2 The smith's forge is a great demonstration of the possibilities of fire. Working with coal, the smith can create a fairly shallow fire that is...
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#1 The British Empire began with the theft of Spanish gold by Henry Morgan in 1663. It was not conceived by self-conscious imperialists, but by thieves who were trying to steal the proceeds of someone else's Empire.
#2 The British Empire was acquired by imitation. The English were late starters in the European race for empire, and they only acquired Jamaica in 1655....
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#1 The visit that the Habsburg heir and his wife, Sophie, paid to Sarajevo lasted only an hour, but the drama of those 60 or 70 minutes has revolutionized the course of modern history.
#2 The view of Sarajevo from the southwest is a lovely one. The valley of the Miljacka, a shallow torrent that cuts the town in two, narrows at its eastern outskirts to a rugged...
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Get the Summary of Kermit Lynch's Adventures on the Wine Route in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Adventures on the Wine Route" by Kermit Lynch chronicles his explorations and discoveries in the French wine industry. Lynch's journey begins in the Loire Valley, where he develops a fondness for the region's red wines, particularly Cabernet Franc from Chinon and Bourgueil. He is surprised by a Sancerre rouge and impressed...
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#1 The first step out of bed for most people was to shiver, and the start of the day for most working people was dawn. The knocker-upper was a man who tapped on the windowpanes of his clients to wake them up.
#2 The first thing you would do in the morning was get warm by lying down on a rug. Windows were often left open overnight, to allow cool currents of fresh air...
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#1 Anne Lister was a girl who was different from the other girls at her boarding school. She wanted to learn more than was customary for girls her age, and she was called the Solomon of the school.
#2 Anne's childhood was extremely poor. She had little money, and her father did not spend it wisely. She spent her early years in the Yorkshire Wolds, and her later years...
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#1 Lauzun, while having a reputation as a notorious rake, would also become one of France's most famous soldiers. His courage under fire in Corsica would lead to the command of a prestigious regiment. In 1779, he would command an expedition that briefly captured Senegal for France.
#2 The military culture of Lauzun's Europe was very different from our own. It was an...
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#1 Portugal is a hidden gem in Western Europe that is less touristed than other countries. Its traditional culture is preserved in the fishing town of Porto and the culturally rich capital of Lisbon. While it has experienced some economic success due to its membership in the European Union, it is still a good budget option compared to the tourist-mobbed destinations of Northern Europe.
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#1 The story of human beings in Ireland is very short. The first evidence of people living in Ireland goes back only to c. 8000 BC, to the era known as the Mesolithic or middle stone age. The first Irish settlers, at sites such as Mount Sandel in Co. Derry and Lough Boora in Co. Offaly, seem to have depended on wild boar and fish for their non-plant foods.
#2 The island...
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#1 A day in Amsterdam begins with me leaving my apartment with my toddler son in my arms, strapping him into his seat between the handlebars of my bicycle, and setting off through the quiet, generally breezy streets of our neighborhood.
#2 Amsterdam's tolerance of vice is made apparent when you visit the neighborhood surrounding the school. The streets are lined with...
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#1 The launch of the battleship Bismarck was celebrated by the German people, but Hitler made it clear that Germany would not be spending more resources on its fleet than necessary.
#2 Hitler did not want war with the British, and he knew that building a fleet to rival the Royal Navy would provoke them. He told the admirals that he was the boss. The British Naval...
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