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Handkerchiefs as Escape Aids During World War II
August 06, 2025
In December 1939, shortly after the outbreak of World War II, a new department was established in London: MI9. MI9’s main task was to help Allied soldiers who had been shot down or captured behind enemy lines to escape. The most important tool for such... Read more
Giovanni Maggini – Pioneer of Bird’s-Eye-View Cartography in Switzerland
April 10, 2025
Giovanni Maggini created maps that were always as accurate as necessary and as beautiful as possible—as described by Thomas Bachmann, who presented the first in-depth study on Maggini at the International Atlas Days. Maggini was a learned engineer and cartographer in the cartographic department of... Read more
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