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Witness History: World War Two

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Japan surrenders in China

Japan surrenders in China

In the autumn of 1945, World War II surrender ceremonies took place across the Japanese Empire. The one in China was hel... Read more

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Lee Miller in Hitler's bath

Lee Miller in Hitler's bath

Vogue's war correspondent Lee Miller found herself in Adolf Hitler's Munich apartment when the news broke that he was de... Read more

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