Saturday 15 August 2020 will mark the 75th anniversary of Japan’s surrender and the end of the Second World War. Liam will explore the history of Britain’s war with Japan from the fall of Singapore straight through to the Japanese surrender as well as the consequences of this conflict on Britain’s Asian empire.
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Women Workers in the First World War
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History Through Statues: The American...
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Forgotten and Far Away: How the Euras...
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