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Poland decorates British historian

Moorhouse said he found Polish history fascinating and that he was proud to have contributed to presenting its true picture in light of current attempts to distort it. Roger Moorhouse/Facebook

British historian Roger Moorhouse has been awarded the Cavalier's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland for popularising Polish history in Britain.

WWII tour de force hits bookshelves in the US

In his book ‘Poland 1939: The Outbreak of World War II’, author Roger Moorhouse describes and analyses in detail the atrocities committed by the Germans during the first stage of World War II, overthrows myths related to the September Campaign, and assesses the role of Great Britain and France.

Prominent Britons praise Poles' role in World War II

Prince Michael of Kent, Winston Churchill's great grandson, the director of the RAF Museum and historian Roger Moorhouse were among the British figures highlighting the role of Poles in the war effort during WWII, on the 75th anniversary of VE Day on Friday.

Russia could shoot itself in the foot with policy of historical manipulation says leading historian

Roger Moorhouse pours scorn on attempts by Putin to re-write the history of the start of the Second World War.

The Greatest Myths of the Start of World War 2 - Roger Moorhouse –part 2

Part 2 of a major interview with historian Roger Moorhouse, author of the book First to Fight, filmed at @1939pl. Host: Patrick Ney.

The Greatest Myths of the Start of World War 2 - Roger Moorhouse

Why everything you probably know about the start of World War 2 is probably WRONG. We spoke to historian Roger Moorhouse about his major new book on September 1939, 'First to Fight.'

'I'm here because of Norman Davies' Historian Roger Moorhouse on Poland

Communism is collapsing. A young Roger Moorhouse is watching it all on TV, fascinated and inspired by Poland. He goes on to study Central European History with... Norman Davies. 

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The director of the Shem Olam Institute in Israel which took the artefacts said: “The task of transferring the tefillin was done secretly but under the noses of the authorities.” Warsaw City Hall says it is now investigating and added it was “a crime” to not report valuable and historical items found at construction sites.

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