This blog explores the Special Operations Executive, set up in the Second World War to carry out espionage and subversion in enemy territory. … More S is for… the Secret Operations Executive
A turning point in the Second World War, this blog examines the first Allied crossing of the Rhine in March, 1945 … More R is for… the first Allied crossing of the Rhine
Q-ships were employed in World War Two as a way to confuse enemy U-boat operators into attacking the wrong ships. This short blog explores the idea around Q-ships. … More Q is for… Q-Ships
This blog is a whistle-stop tour of the D-Day invasion and subsequent Normandy campaign carried out by the Allies in the latter years of the Second World War. … More N is for… the Normandy campaign
The next blog in my A-Z series looks at the Home Guard, originally called the Local Defence Volunteers, and their contribution to the Home Front and war effort … More H is for… the Home Guard
G is for… the Great Escape. Not the film, but the real event, that occurred in March 1944! … More G is for… the Great Escape
It’s all in the Past... 