Book Review: Last to Die
/Military historian Stephen Harding tells the poignant story of the last soldier killed in World War II
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Military historian Stephen Harding tells the poignant story of the last soldier killed in World War II
Read MoreWhile America was still technically neutral in Great Britain's fight against Germany, a handful of American flyers traveled to England and volunteered to fly in the RAF - a fascinating new book tells their story
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Read MoreJulian Fellowes' "Downton Abbey" was shot in a castle, but it may have a nearer relationship to "Mad Men" than "Brideshead Revisited." Joanna Scutts tracks the evolution of the British costume drama.
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