Tag: Second World War Records and researchThe Beveridge Report and the foundations of the Welfare StateThursday 7 December 2017‘Now, when the war is abolishing landmarks of every kind, is the opportunity for...Records and researchSex, Spies and another Scandal: the other Profumo affairTuesday 28 November 2017At the height of the Profumo affair, the greatest British political scandal of the...Records and researchMers-el-Kébir: the prequel?Monday 19 June 2017For many across the Channel the events of 3 July 1940 represent the ultimate...Records and researchAnatomy of a disaster: the Bombay Docks ExplosionThursday 13 April 2017On Friday 14 April 1944, explosions in Victoria Dock killed over 740 people and...Records and researchThe ‘Monuments Men’ in Normandy after D-DayMonday 27 March 2017It seemed to me that their action to safeguard historic monuments located on the...Records and researchClare Hollingworth: ‘A clever English journalist’Wednesday 15 February 2017War correspondent Clare Hollingworth filed the scoop of the century: the beginning of the...Records and researchWhat happened to refugees and Displaced Persons after the Holocaust?Friday 27 January 2017What happened to the millions of people liberated from camps and ghettos across Nazi-occupied...Records and researchGarbo: the story behind Britain’s greatest Double Cross agentWednesday 28 September 2016Explore the story of spy Juan Pujol Garcia, codenamed Garbo, one of Britain’s most...Records and researchShot at the TowerMonday 15 August 201675 years ago Josef Jakobs was shot by firing squad - the last person...Records and researchLászló von Almásy: the real ‘English patient’Friday 22 July 2016Some of the true stories behind 'The English Patient' are much more entertaining than...Records and researchFood for thought? Rationing and the Second World WarMonday 11 July 2016Food reveals much about the society in which it is consumed, so bringing food...Records and researchDigging, damage and display: wartime archaeology in LibyaMonday 13 June 2016British military personnel were very interested in the ancient history of Libya – soldiers... « 1 … 6 7 8 9 10 … 12 »