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From D-Day to the atom bomb, Laurence Rees guides listeners through the closing stages of the Second World War <\/p>

By Rachel Dinning\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 01 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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How risky were the D-Day landings? What sealed the downfall of Nazi Germany? And why did the US decide to drop atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? In the final episode of our five-part series tackling the big questions of the Second World War, historian Laurence Rees joins Rachel Dinning to explore the final stages of the conflict.<\/p>\n\n

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