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The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.


A group of history experts from London's King's College has created this documentary series that tries to assess the key political figures of WWII.

Jonathan D. Mellor
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History's Verdict is a documentary, war & politics series that first aired in 2013 exploring themes of political documentary, war, history, war documentary. it stars Jonathan D. Mellor. A group of history experts from London's King's College has created this documentary series that tries to assess the key political figures of WWII.
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