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July 2017

Articles from the July 2017 issue of BBC History Magazine

President Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev together

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What brought a thaw in the Cold War?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Two Hitler Youth who have surrendered to Allied Forces, Germany, 1945. (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

First World War

Innocence under fire: how children were used in warfare of the past

King John hunting on horseback, 14th century. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Was King John murdered?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Dunkirk: 6 big questions on a remarkable rescue mission. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

View of Halong Bay taken from the top of an island. (Getty Images)

General Modern

My favourite place: Vietnam

Test pilot Melitta Schiller (right), Berlin, June 1943. (Photo by DRK/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

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The women who flew for Hitler: an interview with Clare Mulley. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Michael Wood… on radical Islamism. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ironbridge over the river Severn in Telford, England. (Getty Images)

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History explorer: The power of British iron. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Front and profile views of the bust of Roman dictator Julius Caesar (c50 BC) on display in the British Museum. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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My history heroNick Knowles chooses Julius Caesar (100–44 BC). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An Iranian Jewish woman walks past the graves of Polish Jews who died in Iran during and after the Second World War

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The LibraryThe incredible tale of the WW2 Poles who fought back. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Pilgrim Fathers leaving Delft Haven on their voyage to America, July 1620. Image dates from 1878. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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England’s migrant crisis. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.