Back to school and Hitler's schemes for war

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Back to school and Hitler's schemes for war

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Jul 8, 2011

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Jane Hamlett talks about Victorian boarding schools and Joe Maiolo explains how Hitler hoped to win the Second World War with rockets and flying bombs. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Jul 8, 2011

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