One of my most treasured books is Keesing's Contemporary Archives: 1937-1940. This was a news summary service, issued weekly and illustrated with meticulously hand-drawn maps and charts - and there are some big news days recorded towards the end of this 9cm thick volume.
But when I saw the…
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