The Secret War: Resistance in Britain During the Second World War
Britain’s war against Germany and her allies in the Second World War was not confined to the battlefields.
Category: Second World War
How St Paul’s Cathedral survived
St Paul’s Cathedral is one of London’s greatest and most loved buildings
The Story of Camouflage During the Second World War
The British Army School of Camouflage was founded in 1916 and based in London’s Kensington Gardens.
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.
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.