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Eighty years ago a Free French brigade frustrates Rommel's attack

Eighty years ago, before the Wagatha sting there were the code-breakers of OP-20-G

Eighty years ago the British risk compromising Ultra intelligence to ward off gas warfare on the Eastern Front

Eighty years ago Polish fliers and airborne radar blunt the Luftwaffe assault on Exeter

Eighty years ago 'Bert' Harris turns Huns into Vandals

Eighty years ago touching the limits of strategic air power

Eighty years ago the Germans regain a potential ally but have to weather an embarassment.

Eighty years ago the Japanese assault on British Empire reaches across the Indian Ocean

Eighty years ago Mahatma Gandhi composes an epitath for the British Raj

Eighty years ago the government cracks down on spivs

Eighty years ago Roosevelt chooses a soft option but creates a politico-military Frankenstein