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Eighty years ago Stalin confronts Eden with his war aims

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Eighty years ago the BBC passes a milestone on the path to being a bogeyman for conservatives

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Eighty years ago the war becomes global one and, for Hitler, one of extermination

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Eighty years ago the war with Japan begins amidst lessons unlearned and ample material for conspiracy theory

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Eighty years ago the days of easy German victories in the western desert and the eastern front come to an end

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Eighty years ago Churchill is given cause to regret having given a job to an unsuitable hero and the musical chairs of command in the western desert enters another round

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Eighty years ago Britain struggles to keep an even keel whilst strategic over-reach begins to bite for the Germans

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Eighty years ago Malta proves its worth as an offensive base and the British pay Rommel the compliment of a commando raid intended to eliminate him

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Eighty years ago Lindbergh's call for the US to stay out of Europe's war is undercut by the German navy and Detroit isolationists

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