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African History...
A General History of Iron Technology in Africa ca. 2000BC-1900AD.
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of...
4 months ago
The smelting and working of iron is arguably the best known among the pre-colonial technologies of Africa, and the continent is home to some of the world's oldest sites of ironworking.
TheCollector
New British Museum Book Brings Egyptian Pharaohs to Life
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4 months ago
TheCollector
Henry I: The Life & Reign of a Notorious English King
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10 months ago
African History...
Guns and Spears: a military history of the Zulu kingdom.
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems...
a year ago
Popular history of Africa before the colonial era often divides the continent’s military systems into two broad categories —the relatively modern armies along the Atlantic coast which used firearms, versus the 'traditional' armies in the interior that fought with arrows and...
TheCollector
10 Famous Saints Associated With Christmas
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Classical Wisdom
Ancient Greek Astronomy
Ursa Major
a year ago
TheCollector
Who Are Some Key Figures in Epistemology?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Beneath the Waves...
a year ago
African History...
The General History of Africa
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
9 months ago
a comprehensive look at states and societies across the continent's entire history.
TheCollector
Who Were the Most Influential People of the British Empire?
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Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s Iron Lady
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a year ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIIb:
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at...
4 months ago
This is the second half of the third and final part of our three-part (I, IIa, IIb, IIIa) look at Paradox Interactives ancient grand strategy game, Imperator: Rome, which covers (inter alia) the period of the collapse of the Roman Republic, which we generally call the Late...
Trying to Understand...
Everything is (Somewhat) Connected.
But some things are more connected than others.
a year ago
But some things are more connected than others.
Flashbak
Harold Lloyd’s Amazing Christmas Tree
For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to...
a week ago
For American actor Harold Lloyd (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) Christmas was the time to illuminate his home in Beverly Hills, California, with a magnificent tree. His granddaughter Suzanne says preparation began around Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November), when her...
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Explore Montmartre Through Van Gogh’s Eyes: Views of Paris
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What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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a year ago
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The Stolen Generations: The Mass Removal of Aboriginal Children
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Did Bruce Lee Invent Mixed Martial Art?
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Why Are There Two Virginias?
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What Was the Siege of Jerusalem?
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What Is Your True Self According to Carl Jung?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
The History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (& Its Collection)
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5 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Tallest Statues in the World?
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Kikkuli!
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
a year ago
Why do some people from the distant past become memes?
Open Culture
Watch the Sex Pistols’ Christmas Party for Kids–Which Happened to Be Their Final Gig in the UK...
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a...
2 weeks ago
I’m not sure the Sex Pistols had “available for children’s parties” on their press release, but on a cold and grim Christmas in 1977, that’s exactly what happened. While many Britons were settling in for a warm yuletide, the Pistols decided to host a party/benefit for the...
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Study Shows ‘Starry Night’ Swirls Are Scientifically Accurate
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Battle at Chosin Reservoir: Turning Point in the Korean War
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a month ago
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Guimarães: 9 Historic Sites in Portugal’s Cradle City
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3 months ago
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Claudius: The Roman Emperor Who Became a Pumpkin
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Alexander McQueen: 5 Fashion Collections Inspired by Art
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a year ago
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The Yalta Conference: Moving Forward From WWII
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Flashbak
Photographer Photobombs Families In Their Homes (1973)
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom...
5 months ago
For his series Met mijn gezin (With My Family), made in 1973, Dutch photographer Hans Eijkelboom rang the doorbells of strangers’ houses. Having waited the man of the house to leave, Eijkelboom would ask the woman who answered the door to pose in a family portrait with him in the...
Flashbak
American Noir: Mugshots And Crimes From A Small Pennsylvanian Town (1930s – 1950s)
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles...
7 months ago
Small Town Noir is a study of life and crime in New Castle, western Pennsylvania. The site compiles the mugshots of criminals who lived in the town in the 1930, 40s and 50s, with notes on their offences. The mugshots were pulled from the rubbish when the town’s police department...
Flashbak
Très Parisien: The Height Of French Chic 1920-1936
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it...
a month ago
Très Parisien magazine sold itself as ‘chic’ and ‘elegant’. Published between 1920 and 1936 it presented creations by such couturiers as Louise Chéruit, Premet (best known for La Garconne, or The Flapper, a black dress with a white collar and cuffs introduced in 1923, Philip et...
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Who Was Saint Peter the Apostle?
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Who Was Saint Ignatius of Antioch?
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What Is Hagia Sophia & Who Built It?
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New Study May Reveal Stonehenge’s Mysterious Origins
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The East African Campaign of WWI: Germany vs The Allies in East Africa
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What Can You Expect to See at the Spring Temple Buddha?
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TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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Classical Wisdom
Is Subjective Equal to Objective?
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the...
a year ago
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader, I remember the day vividly. I had moved to Moscow unwisely in the middle of winter, and finally, around four months later, the first real spring day had arrived. The sun bore her rays magnificently, forcing the city’s residents into an ant-like...
TheCollector
The Walls of Jericho: Biblical Truth or Historical Propaganda?
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Why Is Canadian Thanksgiving on the Second Monday of October?
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2 months ago
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William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?
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5 months ago
African History...
The radical philosophy of the Hatata: a 17th century treatise by the Ethiopian thinker Zara Yacob
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
8 months ago
the historical context of the Hatata in African philosophy.
TheCollector
Franz von Stuck: German Symbolist Painter & “Prince of Art”
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a year ago
African History...
A political history of the Kotoko city states (ca. 1000-1900)
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
a year ago
Urbanism and state building in the lake chad basin..
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse’s Travels Influence His Art?
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5 months ago
History Today Feed
The Birth of Ovid
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
The Birth of Ovid
JamesHoare
Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:00
TheCollector
Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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TheCollector
Exploring the Troubles in Belfast and Derry (Monuments & History)
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7 months ago
A Collection of...
Collections: Shield Walls and Spacing: Hollywood Mobs and Ancient Tactics
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy...
a year ago
This week, we’re going to take a look at a different aspect of ancient infantry tactics: how heavy infantry shield formations work. While I’ve framed this around ‘shield walls,’ not every kind of shielded heavy infantry fought that way and in practice the line between what is a...
TheCollector
What Was the Great Migration in the US?
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a year ago
Res Obscura
Margaret Mead, Technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
a year ago
The anthropologist helped popularize both techno-optimism and the concept of existential risk
TheCollector
Is Calligraphy Considered Art?
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8 months ago
History Today Feed
The Women’s War Breaks Out
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
a month ago
The Women’s War Breaks Out
JamesHoare
Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:30
TheCollector
Why Is Oktoberfest a Vital Part of German Culture?
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3 months ago
History Today Feed
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
5 months ago
The Extraordinary Rise and Inexplicable Decline of Lit & Phils
JamesHoare
Thu, 07/18/2024 - 08:00
TheCollector
Edie Sedgwick: Who Was Andy Warhol’s Protégé Starlet?
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Capturing Alaska: Who Are 6 of Alaska’s Most Celebrated Painters?
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Top 7 Dutch Golden Age Artists to Know
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Getty Map Sold by Christie’s
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a year ago
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Restored Delacroix Masterpiece Goes Back on Show at Louvre
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8 months ago
TheCollector
Encaustic Painting: An Ancient Art Form Explained
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Study Reveals Origins of the Knight’s Tombstone in Jamestown
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Classical Wisdom
Classics Friday
Gifts for Wisdom Lovers
a year ago
TheCollector
The Musée d’Orsay Held An Immersive Van Gogh Show
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
What is the WORD? How can we understand Logos?
Do Words Matter?
a year ago
Dreams of Space -...
Moon Fleet Log Book (1966)
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came...
over a year ago
The Moon Fleet Log Book was a book distributed by Wall's Ice Cream to collect space cards that came with the ice cream. There were spaces for 24 cards. This book was incomplete but still worth sharing with you.
TheCollector
Incredible Bronze Age Architecture From the Near East and the Aegean
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Thomas Gainsborough: 7 Facts You Need to Know
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11 months ago
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What Was the Carnation Revolution?
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The Night of the Long Knives: How the Nazis Purged the SA
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7 months ago
Wrong Side of...
Leaving behind the history written in letters of blood
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
a week ago
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, Part 3
TheCollector
Aristotle vs. Walter Benjamin on the Philosophy of Translation
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
No More Heroes.
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
a month ago
Pity the nation that needs someone else's.
Overcoming Bias
Decision Selection Bias
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of...
6 days ago
As futarchy interest and activity are way up lately, this seems a good time to elaborate on one of its most technical issues, one that @metaproph3t also discussed recently: decision selection bias.
TheCollector
The Earliest Trade Networks Between Europe, Asia, & the Pacific
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a year ago
History Today Feed
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
a year ago
‘The Life & Death of States’ and ‘Vienna’ reviews
j.hoare
Fri, 12/22/2023 - 01:00
TheCollector
6 Lesser-Known Strange Ancient Olympic Sports
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Edward Colston Statue to be Lastingly Installed in Bristol Museum
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10 months ago
TheCollector
Fae Abduction or Family Secret: What Is a Changeling?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
Sotheby’s Sells Harry Potter Watercolor For Record $1.9 Million
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6 months ago
Flashbak
Dust And Decadence In Weimar Berlin: Gustav Wunderwald’s Paintings Of Another City
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav...
3 months ago
Weimar Berlin wasn’t all cabaret, sex, drugs and lots of fun. The set designer and artist Gustav Wunderwald (1 January 1882 – 24 June 1945) liked to look at the other side of life in Germany’s biggest city. He avoided the decadence and any obvious comment and conspicuous...
TheCollector
Marx’s German Ideology: What is Historical and Dialectical Materialism?
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Iowa Museum Returns Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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5 months ago
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Everything You Need to Know About the Tragedy
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4 months ago
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10 Must-Visit Towns With Thanksgiving Traditions
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a month ago
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10 Charming Medieval Villages in Austria to Visit
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6 days ago
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James Simon: Art Collector & Owner of The Nefertiti Bust
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5 months ago
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What Were The Four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
The Pompeii Mosaics
Frozen by Fire
a week ago
Dr Alun Withey
How Much?! Barbers & the Price of Shaving.
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and,...
over a year ago
One of the central themes of my new book is how the practice of shaving has changed over time and, more importantly, who has been responsible for it. From the second half of the eighteenth century, individual men began to take more responsibility for shaving themselves, helped on...
TheCollector
Egyptian Demons: Guardians and Wanders
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
Another Of My Essays in French
And some bits and pieces of news.
11 months ago
And some bits and pieces of news.
TheCollector
6 Revolutionary Works by H. G. Wells
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11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
5 months ago
Ancient Advice on Health & Fitness
TheCollector
What’s the Best Time of the Year to Visit Cairo, Egypt?
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6 months ago
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Consumerism in Pop Art: Was It Celebrated or Criticized?
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2 months ago
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10 Ghost Towns in California You Need to Explore
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10 Van Gogh Paintings You Should Know
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8 months ago
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Artist Frank Auerbach Dies at 93
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a month ago
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The Vasari Sacristy: Breathtaking Artwork in Naples
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4 months ago
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Plato’s Philebus: What Is False Pleasure?
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a month ago
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New Hampshire’s Art Museum to Permanently Close
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11 months ago
Dr Alun Withey
Medicine on the Move: Early Modern Travel and Remedies
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one...
a year ago
As my new project on the history of travel, health risk and preparation begins to get underway, one of the things that I am thinking about is the place of travel within early modern medical remedy culture. What kinds of conditions could befall travellers? What did early modern...
Global Inequality...
Powerful, but within the orbit of the empire
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
12 months ago
A review of Clinton Fernandes’ “Subimperial power“
TheCollector
Martin Luther vs. John Calvin: The French vs the German Reformation
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a year ago
Trying to Understand...
The West is Weak Where it Matters ...
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
a year ago
...and some of the consequences are not obvious.
TheCollector
Why Does Nietzsche Reject Morality?
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
How Can We Separate History from Myth?
And does it need to be true to be important?
a year ago
And does it need to be true to be important?
TheCollector
4 Ways Indigenous Cultures Survived Colonialism in Latin America
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9 months ago
TheCollector
Freak Shows: The Truth Behind Beauty and the Beast
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Have We Lost Ritual in our Lives?
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
a year ago
How can we bring it back? And should we in the first place?
TheCollector
World War II in Africa: The North African Campaign
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6 months ago
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