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Welcome to HistoryExtra's modern history newsletter. I'm Matt Elton, deputy editor of BBC History Magazine, and I've long been captivated by the 20th-century forces and figures that forged a new world – and whose legacies continue to be felt today.
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Matt Elton is BBC History Magazine’s Deputy Editor. He has worked at the magazine since 2012 and has more than a decade’s experience working across a range of history brands.
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