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Simona Kitanovska

MYSTERIOUS: Love letters reveal heartbreak of separation for wwii couple - You Need To See This

John Horton from Wellesbourne has written a book documenting the history and letters exchanged between his parents Peggy and Alan Horton called 'Behind the Wire: A prisoner of War in Nazi Germany'. (SWNS/Zenger)

One of the most complete set of love letters exchanged between a British prisoner of war and his wife reveals the hardship of wartime separation.

Hundreds of letters – described by the Imperial War Museum as one of the most extensive collections of their kind – depict the time young sweethearts Peggy and Alan Horton were separated during WWII and the years he spent held as a prisoner of war.

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