Tag: Second World War Records and researchTales from the Special Operations Executive – Operation Remorse, part fiveWednesday 4 February 2015This is my fifth and final blog post on Operation Remorse, the secret Second...Archives and archivistsChurchill rememberedThursday 29 January 2015Last week, to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill,...Records and research‘To those who forgive and forget too quickly…’Tuesday 27 January 2015Like many French people of my generation, I’ve grown up amidst war stories –...Records and researchTales from the Special Operations Executive: Operation Remorse, part fourWednesday 21 January 2015This is my fourth blog post on Operation Remorse, the secret Second World War...Behind the scenesKeeper’s Gallery: 50th anniversary of Churchill’s deathTuesday 20 January 2015Our Keeper’s Gallery currently features a display to mark the 50th anniversary of Sir...Records and researchIn Bruges: art looted by the NazisThursday 4 December 2014Inspired by a recent team visit to Bruges as a place of historical interest, and...Records and researchSpies and scandals in MI5 filesFriday 24 October 2014Spies, scandal and Marxist historians. Not a combination that usually goes together, but today’s...Records and research‘Our Special Agent’: ‘Fifi’ and the Special Operations ExecutiveWednesday 17 September 2014It’s an age-old question: just what should you say to a beautiful woman? The...Records and researchFrom airhead to Top Gun: researching Second World War RAF pilotsThursday 28 August 2014We often get readers coming into The National Archives wanting to find information about their...Records and research‘Paris fights today so that France can speak tomorrow’Monday 25 August 2014If you’ve ever been to Paris, you may, as most people do, have missed...Behind the scenesCommendation for bravery (with a little help from our Friends)Tuesday 17 June 2014What would you do if a bomb landed on your house in the middle...Records and researchDoodlebugFriday 13 June 2014The bombing of British towns and cities during the Second World War was far... « 1 … 9 10 11 12 13 »