Category: Military history audio AudioDarwin’s voyage: HMS Beagle 1831-1836Wednesday 7 October 2009In 1831, in his twenties and fresh out of university, Charles Darwin set sail...AudioCivilian honours and awardsFriday 2 October 2009The London Gazette is a crucial source for announcements of military and civilian honours...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....AudioThe battle that frightened Churchill: the war in the AtlanticThursday 10 September 2009On 3 September 1939, the passenger liner Athenia was sunk by U30. So began...AudioRoyal Naval medals: an introductionFriday 10 July 2009This talk discusses the Royal Naval medal rolls held by The National Archives in...AudioThe Great Escape: you’ve seen the film, now hear the truthFriday 15 May 2009During the night of 24 March 1944, 76 airmen escaped from the Prisoner of...AudioDissecting and cataloguing medical officers’ journals in ADM 101Friday 27 February 2009Bruno Pappalardo introduces the collection of medical officers’ journals found in ADM 101. These...AudioRoyal Air Force service recordsFriday 20 February 2009Last year saw the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the Royal Air Force....AudioMerchant Navy operational recordsFriday 12 December 2008Janet Dempsey examines the wealth of records which deal with the tragedy, terror, heroism...AudioVoices of the Armistice: Treaty of VersaillesFriday 21 November 2008Extracts from the Treaty of Versailles that ended the war between Germany and the...AudioVoices of the Armistice: Chinese celebrationsThursday 20 November 2008The announcement of the Armistice in China and details of celebrations and commemorations. Original...AudioVoices of the Armistice: court martialWednesday 19 November 2008The proceedings and evidence from the case of a private, shot for desertion and... « 1 … 6 7 8 9 10 11 »