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The Phoney War

WW2: War and Words by BBC

Aug 10, 201513:38Society & Culture

WW2 begins quietly with little actual fighting, but BBC reporters develop brilliant skills at telling the story of ‘the Phoney War’. With Jonathan Dimbleby.

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The Phoney War is an episode from WW2: War and Words by BBC. WW2 begins quietly with little actual fighting, but BBC reporters develop brilliant skills at telling the story of ‘the Phoney War’. With Jonathan Dimbleby. The episode was publis...

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