Tag: WWII AudioSummer Lecture Series 2019: Information at War – the Ministry of Information, 1936-1946Wednesday 7 August 2019The Ministry of Information was established by a government which recognised that the understanding...AudioThe personal story of Holocaust survivor John DobaiWednesday 20 February 2019John Dobai was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1934. To mark Holocaust Memorial Day,...AudioCivilian honours and awardsFriday 2 October 2009The London Gazette is a crucial source for announcements of military and civilian honours...VideoThe Man Who Never WasThursday 17 September 2009‘The Man Who Never Was’ tells the fascinating tale of Operation Mincemeat. This elaborate...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....VideoThe Dam BustersThursday 10 September 2009‘The Dam Busters’ tells the story of 617 Squadron and its daring and extremely...VideoHope and GloryThursday 3 September 2009‘Hope and Glory’ tells the story of a young boy growing up in London...AudioSecurity Service file release August 2008Sunday 31 August 2008Over 150 Security Service files dating from around the time of the Second World...AudioThe Special Operations Executive, the French Resistance and the D-Day landingsThursday 14 August 2008This talk looks at the results and effectiveness of the British Special Operations Executive,...AudioSecrecy and government recordsThursday 15 May 2008Professor Foot is a noted historian and academic. He is the official historian for...AudioThe making of the Stalinist state 1928-1941 – part 2Thursday 29 November 2007The second part of this talk in which Dr Jane McDermid puts Joseph Stalin’s...AudioThe making of the Stalinist state 1928-1941 – part 1Thursday 22 November 2007Dr Jane McDermid puts Joseph Stalin’s Russia under the microscope from the first of...