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In 1770 H.M. Bark Endeavour arrived in New Holland, Australia, the 'Continent of Smoke'. On board were Lieutenant James Cook, gentleman naturalist Joseph Banks ...
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The untold history of the British occupation of Germany, told through the eyes of the people who were there.
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