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Italy
1936 - An alternate Italian history of World War II Part 39
April 14th 1963 9:30 AM Local Time The
Italians continue to slowly push the Israelis back. Egyptian forces
have almost completely regrouped and are adding their numerical weight
to the offensive...
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6 The lights burned late in 10
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Italy
1936 - An alternate Italian history of World War II Part 40
Mussolini placates the Arab nations concerns about the
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way to prevent outside intervention. Over the years, the Lira Block
will be able to pick away at Israel piecemeal through a series of wars
and incidents and will effectively element the Israeli state without
the rest of the world noticing...
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