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Phil Craig 1945 The Reckoning
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Sub-titled: War, Empire and the Struggle for a New World, the latest book by The Scandal Mongers podcaster and TV producer looks at the legacy of WW2. Clearing away the haze of nostalgia, he considers the many uncomfortable truths that emerge about attempts to rekindle empires and the clumsy decisions that have informed the shape of the world today. What did victory in the Second World War truly mean for the world, and the British, Dutch and French especially?