World War 1 Trenches Were A Labyrinth of Rats, Disease, Decaying Flesh, and the Omnipresent Threat of Death

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Le récit manuscrit d'un soldat britannique sur sa fuite d'un camp de prisonniers de guerre nazi pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale a été publié après avoir été découvert lors d'une vente aux enchères.

 

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A British soldier's handwritten account ...

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