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4. El Alamein: Silence and Roses

Letters of Love in WW2 by A+E Networks UK

Jun 27, 201947:34Society & Culture

Frustrations are high for Cyril who suffers periods of illness and depression triggered by long periods of idleness. As the couple cross the eighteen-month mark of their separation, the sense of helplessness is forever o...

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4. El Alamein: Silence and Roses is an episode from Letters of Love in WW2 by A+E Networks UK. Frustrations are high for Cyril who suffers periods of illness and depression triggered by long periods of idleness. As the couple cross the eig...

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