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D-Day: Secret Maps

Historian Richard Holmes describes how tens of thousands of maps were created for the Allied invasion of Europe in 1944. The War Office made a plea for holiday postcards, which were sent in in their thousands to provide vital details on landmarks, building elevations and landscape details.

30 minutes

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Tue 9 Jun 2009 00:50

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Presenter Richard Holmes

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