Peter Hitchens questions whether 'smashed up' Britain was actually victorious in the Second World War on latest episode of the Mail's Alas Vine & Hitchens podcast
07-05-2025 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk

Peter Hitchens questions whether 'smashed up' Britain was actually victorious in the Second World War on latest episode of the Mail's Alas Vine & Hitchens podcast

In evidence of his claims, Hitchens told co-host and Mail columnist Sarah Vine, of his own late father's view of the war, who grew disillusioned years after fighting in the Royal Navy.
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