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2. North Africa: Lost Messages

Letters of Love in WW2 by A+E Networks UK

Jun 13, 201933:38Society & Culture

Cyril and Olga face months of agonising delays in their letters to one another, and they get a taste of the frustrations to come. Olga, facing air raids at home in Sheffield, settles into her role in the Civil Defence em...

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2. North Africa: Lost Messages is an episode from Letters of Love in WW2 by A+E Networks UK. Cyril and Olga face months of agonising delays in their letters to one another, and they get a taste of the frustrations to come. Olga, facing air...

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Published Jun 13, 2019, 33:38 long, audio available.

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