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Extra: The family on Cyril and Olga's wartime experiences

Letters of Love in WW2 by A+E Networks UK

May 7, 20207:41Society & Culture

"I really wish, like so many people, that you could have had an extra hour or two to ask these things of your parents." Cyril and Olga's letters give a remarkable insight into the personal experiences of those that lived...

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Extra: The family on Cyril and Olga's wartime experiences is an episode from Letters of Love in WW2 by A+E Networks UK. "I really wish, like so many people, that you could have had an extra hour or two to ask these things of your parents."...

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