Search results found for: second world war On the RecordSecond World War CaptivesMonday 19 February 2024At The National Archives, we hold records that tell fascinating stories of real people...On the RecordOn the Record: Second World War Captives (trailer)Thursday 15 February 2024In this episode, we explore unique documents held at The National Archives that tell...VideoWhat’s Online: ‘We need to buck ourselves up a bit’ – British propaganda of the Second World WarFriday 24 July 2020At the outbreak of war in 1939, the newly formed Ministry of Information set...AudioThe untold story of the RAF’s black Second World War fliers over EuropeWednesday 11 June 2014The RAF aircrew recruited from the Caribbean and West Africa who overcame the official...AudioThe Second World War and Roche’s expansion to the West: a Swiss pharmaceutical company in the United KingdomMonday 9 May 2011Roche was founded in 1896 as one of the very first industrial companies solely...AudioThe Kitchen Front: domestic life in the Second World WarFriday 24 September 2010Find out how documents held by The National Archives can reveal a fascinating picture...AudioGIs and POWs: Kew in the Second World WarWednesday 16 September 2009Local historian Christopher May reveals the wartime history of The National Archives’ Kew site....AudioPrisoners of war in the Far EastWednesday 31 August 2016Prisoners of war in the Far East experienced some of the most horrifying and...AudioLocating London’s wartime past: www.bombsight.orgFriday 9 August 2013Bomb Sight uses geography to link together The National Archives’ Second World War Bomb...AudioJoin up and see the world! British military recruitment after national serviceFriday 28 June 2013In the First and Second World Wars, men had come forward to join the...AudioWriter of the month: Stalingrad and Berlin – researching the reality of warMonday 25 March 2013Antony Beevor discusses his experience of researching the reality of war. Antony Beevor is...AudioTotal warFriday 23 March 2012This talk focuses on the concept of total war, what it means, and what... 1 2 3 … 6 »
