British rationing lasted from 1940 all the way to 1954, and they had to completely do without foods like bananas for years.

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I opened the printed version of THE ATLANTIC and discovered a very interesting article by David Frum entitled, “That 70s Feeling: Trump’s tariffs could cause stagflation for the first time in decades.

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The Blitz of WW2, sometimes known as the London Blitz, was the German bombing campaign that lasted eight months and targeted 16 British cities. Joseph Stalin: National hero or cold-blooded murderer?

Our world has been shaped by two all-consuming conflicts - and by a global superpower stand-off that brought the world to the brink of destruction. Explore the in-depth sections below.