Categories: World War II

How the US Government Tried to Censor News of Germany’s Surrender in WWII

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/05/how-world-leaders-tried-to-embargo-one-of-the-biggest-stories-of-the-20th-century/371659/

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