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SCOUT· 25%32m·2022-11-18·HistoryCautionary Conversation: The Blitz Spirit and the Blackout Ripper
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford · 19
In a crisis most people respond with decency and solidarity. The bombing of British cities in the Second World War did not cause society to crumble as was expected, but proved instead human resilience. That defiant "Blitz Spirit" is still a source of pride for Britons... but have inconvenient facts about that time…
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