Second World War
Sweethearts during World War II included Vera Lynn (now Dame Vera Lynn), whose singing ("There'll be blue birds over the White Cliffs of Dover" and "We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when") brought great happiness to many in Britain; Gracie Fields; and Anne Shelton.
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Famous quotes containing the words world and/or war:
“Friendship is one of the most tangible things in a world which offers fewer and fewer supports.”
—Kenneth Branagh (b. 1960)
““... War on the destiny of man!
Doom on the sun!”
Before death takes you, O take back this.”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)