The losers of both WW I and WWII were kept out of the games.

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Although the 18-inch barrel was manufactured for WW I, it was completed too late to see any action.

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Over 100 postcards with a military theme or depicting scenes and images from WW I were sold at The Chippenham Auction Rooms.

BBC: Military postcards sold at auction

The US had been collecting this gold since WW I as payments on wartime loans, a problem accelerated by new loans for WW II.

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Mr. Jobs may well be a great leader for Apple but I doubt he could have lead the UK through WW II.

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