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\nWhen one thinks of British participation in The Second World War, images of “Tommies” in their Brody helmets slogging through the dust of Egypt or charging the beaches of Normandy spring to mind. In reality, The Second World War was a...\nWhen one thinks of British participation in The Second World War, images of “Tommies” in their Brody helmets slogging through the dust of Egypt or charging the beaches of Normandy spring to mind. In reality, The Second World War was a clash of empires, empires who called upon all their people to take up arms and fight for the survival of their dominion: for the British Empire, this included the over 370 million people of India, their largest colony and the much-touted “jewel in the Imperial Crown.” In today’s episode, we will look at The Second World War from the perspective of the jewel rather than the head that wore it… and how this conflict realized Indian independence.\n
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21:05
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2021
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pearl harbor, independence, food, time, famine, governments
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