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  Voices of the Armistice: Haig’s war diary, 29 October 1918

  Third extract from the diary of Field Marshal Douglas Haig. Original document catalogue reference: WO 256/37

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  Voices of the Armistice: Haig’s war diary, 19 October 1918

  Extract from the diary of Field Marshal Douglas Haig in the final weeks of the war. Original document catalogue reference: WO 256/37

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  Voices of the Armistice: Haig’s war diary, 10 October 1918

  Extract from the diary of Field Marshal Douglas Haig in the final weeks of the war. Original document catalogue reference: WO 256/37

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