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World War II Love Stories - The True Stories of 14 Couples

Gill Paul

Publisher: Ivy Press

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Summary

The Second World War played havoc with millions of lives, and all over the world lovers were pulled apart, often just as their stories together were beginning. World War II Love Stories tells the tales of 14 very different couples.
- Moving, real-life love stories from the greatest conflict in recent history, with atmospheric photographs and ephemera for every couple.
- Includes the tales of couples who crossed class and country divides to be with one another – and tells what happened to them after the war.
Available since: 05/01/2014.

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