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1941: The calm

Letters From War by The Washington Post

Dec 6, 201722:13Society & Culture

Meet the Eydes, four brothers from Rockford, Ill., living through the Great Depression. Even with two away at basic training, and Adolf Hitler’s conquest of Europe well underway, war still seemed a remote possibility. Un...

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1941: The calm is an episode from Letters From War by The Washington Post. Meet the Eydes, four brothers from Rockford, Ill., living through the Great Depression. Even with two away at basic training, and Adolf Hitler’s conquest of Europe w...

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