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On 9 April 1917 Lenin…

On 9 April 1917 Lenin boarded the “sealed train” at Zurich en route to Petrograd. He was heckled on the platform. T… https://t.co/DK4kaF84LN

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In the nick of time:…

In the nick of time: the huge surge in US Army Expeditionary Force in Europe to peak of 1.971 m in November 1918. S… https://t.co/KbkUktltr7

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27 Aug 1916 in an…

27 Aug 1916 in an intervention that many thought would decide WWI, Romania joins Entente. Its army of 500,000 march… https://t.co/zpGvtbuOQp

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A winged shell – the…

A winged shell – the mascot on Lloyd George’s car given to him by “grateful” manufacturers after his spell as Minis… https://t.co/7F8qQrDRzW

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