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Content type: narrative fiction

A woman sits alone in a Birmingham living room, listening to the BBC announce the armistice, 30 January 1941

The Announcement

Birmingham, 30 January 1941. A woman hears the BBC announce the armistice. Her brother was killed over France four months ago. Her husband is still in North Africa.

The Windsor Cables: Edward VIII and the Peace of Lisbon
A White House meeting room, December 1919 — three figures in dark suits, seen from behind, gathered around a mahogany table in heavy winter light

The Secretary Takes Notes — December 12, 1919

December 12, 1919. The Vice President arrives for his first full briefing on the state of the administration. Private notes, kept by a secretary present in the room.

What Fall Saw
An RAF sergeant sits alone by his Hurricane at a Kentish dispersal point on the night of August 24, 1940, writing a letter he will not finish. Crew hut light visible in the background.

The Last Entry

24 August 1940. An RAF sergeant at Biggin Hill tries to write home after the Windsor Broadcast. He doesn't finish the thought. The letter was found in his effects. He was killed eight days later.

The Windsor Cables: Edward VIII and the Peace of Lisbon