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# secret history

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He was Dublin's favourite politician... but today he's a 'forgotten hero'

He is described as a “truly self-made man and a heroic figure”.

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Jun 6th 2015, 6:00 PM

The grim fate of Soviet and Italian troops sent to Nazi prisoner-of-war camps in World War II

Poland has been unearthing one of the darkest secrets of World War II.

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Dec 6th 2014, 4:30 PM