Tag: Second World War Records and researchArchaeology and the Second World War in IraqFriday 1 March 2019A new law on antiquities was approved in Iraq in 1936. Drafted by Sati...Behind the scenesReading about the Great EscapeTuesday 26 February 2019During the Second World War, more than 100,000 British servicemen were captured by the Germans –...Records and researchSuspect bomb damage claims of the Second World WarThursday 10 January 2019Aubrey Wood of Woodross Estates submitted a claim to the War Damage Commission on...Behind the scenesRead about child evacuees in the Second World WarWednesday 9 January 2019One of my favourite books as a child was ‘The Lion, the Witch and...Records and researchPrisoners of war and the Guinea Pig ClubTuesday 25 September 2018As a volunteer Friend of The National Archives I have been assisting on the...Records and researchSpy or scholar? Meet Dr Curt PrüferMonday 24 September 2018During the First World War, British Intelligence made good use of scholars – notably archaeologists and...Behind the scenesThe Home GuardTuesday 17 July 2018In June 1940, following a scrambled evacuation of troops at Dunkirk, the Second World...Records and researchSecrecy, sabotage and resistance: a Second World War ‘special relationship’Thursday 29 March 2018For the first time, resources are available to academics and researchers online on the...Behind the scenesSuggestions for your reading list: animals at warWednesday 7 March 2018When we think about war, it is usually to remember the men and women...Behind the scenesOpening up our prisoner of war collectionTuesday 16 January 2018In December 2014, the Ministry of Defence transferred to The National Archives the series...Records and researchStrange meeting: from Voysey’s heresy to Aldred’s anarchismFriday 15 December 2017To me, ‘The Sling and the Stone’ seemed an odd entry to find in...Records and researchThe battle for heavy waterThursday 14 December 2017Last October, I attended a conference on ‘Résistance et Dissuasion’ – the Resistance and... « 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 … 12 »