X is for… X Troops
May 1, 2023
This blog in the A-Z series looks at the overlooked and unheard of X Troops, the brave unit of refugee men who became Commandos during World War Two. … More X is for… X Troops
Tag: WWII Britain
W if for… WAAFs and WRNS
February 15, 2023
This A-Z blog briefly explores the work of the Women’s Royal Naval Service and the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force during the Second World War. … More W if for… WAAFs and WRNS
Queen Elizabeth II during the Second World War
June 3, 2022
On the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, I felt it fitting to write this quick blog on her role during the Second World War. … More Queen Elizabeth II during the Second World War
S is for… the Secret Operations Executive
February 12, 2022
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
M is for… the ‘Make Do and Mend’ scheme
October 3, 2021
This blog explores the British home front clothing scheme, ‘Make Do and Mend’, and the struggles of wartime clothing rationing … More M is for… the ‘Make Do and Mend’ scheme
H is for… the Home Guard
July 6, 2021
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
E is for… cracking the Enigma machine
June 10, 2021
This A-Z blog explores the cracking of the Enigma machine by the amazing minds working at Bletchley Park during the Second World War … More E is for… cracking the Enigma machine
C is for… ‘Careless Talk Costs Lives’
May 26, 2021
This blog in my A-Z series focuses on the British home front propaganda campaign by the Ministry of Information titled ‘Careless Talk Costs Lives’ … More C is for… ‘Careless Talk Costs Lives’
A is for… Anderson Shelters
May 9, 2021
The first in my A-Z series on the Second World War, this blog explores the Anderson Shelter. … More A is for… Anderson Shelters
Not Just Land Girls: The roles British women played in the Second World War
March 15, 2021
Continuing to celebrate Women’s History Month, this blog briefly explores the vast range of jobs the British women took on, abroad and on the Home Front, during the Second World War. … More Not Just Land Girls: The roles British women played in the Second World War
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