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Hundreds of Engelandvaarders took various routes from occupied Netherlands to Britain to fight in second world warThey travelled over land and water, braving the North Sea, trekking across the Pyrenees or fleeing north through Sweden to reach Britain and join the fight against the Nazis.Now a project at the Dutch national archives, opening on Thursday, is for the first time publishing the stories of...