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Jul 2024
46m 33s

Maquis Madness, Polish 'Liberation' and ...

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How much do you know about the disastrous Maquis plan to protect the Vercors Massif during July 1944 - ending in the deaths of over 650 resistance fighters? Al Murray and James Holland join forces after We Have Ways Fest 2024 to look at what was happening across the globe - this time 80 years ago. A Goalhanger Production Produced by Theo Young-Smith and Ro ... Show More
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