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| Author | Oscar Millard |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | War |
| Publisher | Robert Hale |
Publication date | 1937 |
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Uncensored is a 1937 novel by British writer Oscar Millard. It takes place during the German occupation of Belgium in the First World War. It was inspired by the real-life underground newspaper La Libre Belgique run by the country's resistance movement.
In 1942 it was made into a film of the same title directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Eric Portman, Phyllis Calvert and Griffith Jones. [1] Produced by Gainsborough Pictures, it updated the story's setting to the contemporary Second World War German occupation of the country.
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to World War II:
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