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Radio 4,2 mins

‘We had no idea what a queue was!” - Martha Kearney explores GI Britain

GI Britain

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Martha Kearney looks at the culture clash of GI Britain when millions of American troops arrived in the UK during the 1940s, from the experiences of the US soldiers in a strange country to the effect these new arrivals had on the locals.

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