secret history
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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That summer, he began to read the secret history of the Vietnam War.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2023
I uncovered extracts from the transcript of an interview given by Barclays cash trader Peter Johnson whilst researching a book I have written about the secret history of the interest rate rigging scandal.
From BBC • May 22, 2023
Léa Mysius’s “The Five Devils” offers a science-fictional interpretation of such heavy baggage, unveiling the secret history of an interracial family with cool, hypnotic swagger.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023
Mars may have harbored life at some point, and more intense study of the planet might eventually reveal that secret history.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2022
The study was a secret history of the Vietnam War.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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