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Sep 2023
56m 50s

Jean Moulin and the Maths of Market Gard...

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Who killed Jean Moulin, and did they get him to talk? Al Murray and James Holland discuss the final days of the resistance hero's life, and how his death has contributed to national myths about occupied France during the Second World War. The boys also discuss the mind boggling figures that surround Operation Market Garden, including some stomach churning fa ... Show More
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