Tag: Second world war AudioDunkirk: from disaster to deliveranceThursday 6 August 2015Drawing on fresh new interviews with Dunkirk veterans – soldiers and sailors – plus...AudioSpecial Operations Executive (SOE) service – some alternative sourcesFriday 4 July 2014Have you been unsuccessful in searching for a personal file for someone in SOE...AudioWriter of the month: Suddenly, all roads led to Munich, 1936 – why I wrote Winter GamesFriday 20 September 2013Rachel Johnson discusses the writing of Winter Games. Rachel is a columnist, bestselling novelist...AudioLocating London’s wartime past: www.bombsight.orgFriday 9 August 2013Bomb Sight uses geography to link together The National Archives’ Second World War Bomb...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...VideoDig For VictoryTuesday 15 January 2013An appeal to everyone during wartime to ‘Dig for victory’ by cultivating vegetables for...AudioWriter of the month: Hunting for spies in The National ArchivesTuesday 15 January 2013In our first Writer of the Month talk, Times journalist Ben Macintyre discusses his...AudioA Brilliant Little Operation: The full story of how the Cockleshell Heroes mounted the greatest raid of WW2Friday 11 January 2013This talk was given by Lord Ashdown, the former leader of the Liberal Democrats...VideoSessions for Schools: Noor Khan as a wireless operatorMonday 16 April 2012Noor Khan (played by actor Chandrika Chevli) talks about her experience as a wireless...AudioTotal warFriday 23 March 2012This talk focuses on the concept of total war, what it means, and what...AudioThe British Red Cross and its archivesMonday 27 February 2012The British Red Cross has long recognised the importance of its history and archive...AudioNecessity, the mother of invention: Britain’s response to the demands of total war 1939-1945Monday 20 February 2012This talk is about British invention and innovation during the Second World War –... « 1 2 3 4 … 6 »