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Firefighters tackle a blaze in central London in December 1940 during the Blitz (Image: Mirrorpix)
After years of researching and writing about historical events, working as a consultant on a film project can sometimes help answer questions and solve conundrums by dropping you into the middle of the action.
A British military report dating from May 1940 describing how a vital radio transmitter had broken down due to “sand in the generator” had long puzzled me. Working on Christopher…
