Tactics The Normandy campaign saw the Anglo-American armies inflict a decisive defeat on the German military machine. The British Army’s role was pivotal, but victory…
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Malta Between 1940 and 1942 the British colony of Malta in the central Mediterranean faced relentless aerial attacks by the Luftwaffe and Italian Air Force.…
As the Battle of Britain raged in the skies over Britain in the summer of 1940, a range of British artists were quick to record and interpret…
The First World War saw the use of air power in conflict on a large scale for the first time. Military aviation was still relatively…
Britain Having failed to prevent the defeat of Poland in September 1939, Britain and France were faced with the prospect of a long and costly…
Women were conscripted in December 1941. They were given a choice of working in industry or joining one of the auxiliary services – the Auxiliary…
FOOD By 1918, the British were sending over 67 million lbs (30 million kg) of meat to the Western Front each month. Daily rations were…
WEDDING Rationing, restrictions and the uncertainty of the Second World War were just some of the challenges faced by couples marrying in wartime. But despite wartime…
At dawn on 25 April 1915, Allied troops landed at Gallipoli in modern Turkey. Their aim was first to capture the Dardanelles and then the…
8 May 1945 – VE (Victory in Europe) Day – was one that remained in the memory of all those who witnessed it. It meant an…