Hidden in Plain Sight: Evidence of the Second World War
On 3 September 1939 Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declared war on Nazi Germany.
Category: Second World War
The Destruction and Rebirth of Coventry Cathedral
In the 12 hours of the raids, 568 people were killed and over 4,000 homes destroyed.
England’s Historic Cities under Attack: the Baedeker Raids, 1942
Between late April and late June 1942, the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) deliberately targeted Britain’s historic towns and cities, causing widespread destruction
How the Allied Forces Prepared for D-Day
A massive amphibious assault to retake Nazi-occupied France during the Second World War
War Art: Military and Civilian murals from the Second World War
Over the centuries soldiers and Prisoners of War, have left personal expressive art on the places where they lived or served.
9 Places That Tell the Story of Early Flight
The first formally recognised, sustained, powered, heavier-than-air flight in the UK took off 110 years ago.
6 Sites of Memory for Overseas War Heroes
The First and Second World Wars were truly global in scale and involvement.
Picturing the Blitz: Images of England at War
The National Buildings Record was born in the Blitz; hurriedly created in early 1941 to photograph and document the historic fabric of England before it was lost forever. T
Protect and Survive: preserving Cold War heritage
In October 1962 the world stood on the brink of nuclear war. On the 14th October, United States spy planesContinue Reading