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One of the groups of visiting schoolchildren gathers beneath the Lancaster a few yards from where we are sitting. These five-and six-year-olds in their neat grey pullovers and pink ties are not as tall as the wheel of the undercarriage.
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“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown”
― Supernatural Horror in Literature
― Supernatural Horror in Literature
“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.”
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“I should like to think that had I been around at the time I would have been a convinced anti-Nazi engaged in the underground resistance fight. However, I know really that I would have been as confused and felt as helpless as most of the people I am writing about”
― Popular Opinion & Political Dissent in the Third Reich: Bavaria 1933-45
― Popular Opinion & Political Dissent in the Third Reich: Bavaria 1933-45
“I can't watch TV longer than five minutes without praying for nuclear holocaust.”
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“It's always funny until someone gets hurt.
Then it's just hilarious.”
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Then it's just hilarious.”
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THE WORLD WAR TWO GROUP
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A chance to discuss books covering the Second World War, the battles, campaigns, leaders and weapons. Tantum librorum, tam brevi tempore (So many ...more
Wholesome History Reads Group
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— last activity Mar 08, 2026 09:07AM
Welcome to the Wholesome History Reads Group! This group is dedicated to finding awesome history books that are entertaining, exciting, and above ...more
Great War (1914-1918): The Society and Culture of the First World War
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— last activity Dec 06, 2021 05:06AM
A place to discuss the cultural milieu of the Great War (also referred to as the First World War, World War I, WWI, World War One). The intent of this ...more
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