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[History: 1900-2000: World War One]: Book review: Moral Combat: A History of World War II
Jul 31st, 2010

MORAL COMBAT: A HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II BY MICHAEL BURLEIGH Harper Press, 672pp, £17.99

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    Twitter, the social networking site which allows users to say something in up to 140 characters, sees its 20 billionth message sent.

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    Twitter, the social networking site which allows users to say something in up to 140 characters, sees its 20 billionth message sent.

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  • [History: General]: Sarah Sands: Saddle up for the short ride to communism
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    There are a few potential downsides to the Boris Bikes that arrived in London on Friday, and critics spotted them all. “Stand by for massive amount of suing”, “fair-weather cyclists”, “a financial fiasco”, “a clever ploy by [the sponsor] Barclays bank to ensure we forget their greed and fat-cat bonuses and pensions”. Helmets! Hoodies! Hubris!

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  • [English: General]: Chilean-American author Dorfman: former political foes must to show remorse about wrong acts
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    Chilean-American author and human rights activist Ariel Dorfman said Saturday that former enemies in both post-apartheid South Africa and in Chile after dictatorship must show remorse for past w…

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    A Scottish artist unveils one of the world’s longest tapestries, which depicts the march of Bonnie Prince Charlie.

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  • [History: General]: Notes from the battlefields of France
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    BBC Scotland’s Peter Murray reflects on a 200-mile fund-raising cycle ride for the landmine clearance charity Mag which took in the battlefields and memorials of northern France.

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