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Wilfrid Israel by Clay Lane

Wilfrid Israel used his Berlin department store as cover for smuggling thousands of Jewish children to safety in Britain.

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Britain’s Destiny by Leslie Howard

In a Christmas broadcast in 1940, actor Leslie Howard explained why British sovereignty was worth fighting for.

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Leslie Howard by Clay Lane

Howard gave his life to saving the ‘great gifts and strange inconsistencies’ of Britain’s unique democracy.

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