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In which we explore some historical misconceptions and come to the sad realisation that not only does the truth not matter, perhaps it never did.
In this special, shorter show, circumstance presents a timely opportunity for Damo to explore the origins of one of his favourite phrases in history: "vae victis" - woe to the vanquished.
In this exhaustive episode, we look at Ultra, Enigma, Garbo, Mincemeat and other seemingly random words that had a big effect on the second world war.
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