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The decoy British towns and airfields that fooled WWII German bombers and saved lives
They were built as fake WWII factories, airfields and towns to fool Luftwaffe night bombers and manned by heroes - now scientists and historians are uncovering the UK's decoy sites. Ingeniously ...
The Print12 天Opinion
Indian districts that produced for World War II raced ahead in farm-to-factory transition
Research by University of Michigan scholars shows that World War II kickstarted India's industrial growth. It also built the ...
Business Insider4 年
Inside the factory where 30 million plastic poppies every year
The Poppy Factory in Richmond creates poppy products for the Royal British Legion's annual poppy appeal. Each poppy starts as a plastic stem, imported into the factory. The paper leaf and petal ...
Smithsonian Magazine5 年
A WWII Airman’s Son Tracks Down His Father’s Last Mission—to Destroy a Nazi Weapon ...
During World War II, few targets were considered “undefended ... would be on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The remains of the factory in July 1945. Before the war Skoda Works produced everything ...