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  1. Bernard Lewis
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    Swansea and the Second World War

    Subject to the approval of page Admin I thought some members might be interested in my forthcoming book of the above title. Much of the book is...
    Thread by: Bernard Lewis, May 28, 2024, 3 replies, in forum: Books, Films, TV, Radio
  2. Guy
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    Policeman Must Wear Tin Hats 22nd August 1940

    [ATTACH] Kensington News 23rd August 1940
    Thread by: Guy, Oct 26, 2023, 1 replies, in forum: United Kingdom
  3. Uncle Target
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    Square Heads Rice Pudding Audio Recordings of WW2 veterans

    Hereford &Worcester Archives World War II Reminiscences Some of my colleagues are enjoying the opportunity to listen to their...
    Thread by: Uncle Target, Aug 15, 2023, 3 replies, in forum: Veteran Accounts
  4. papiermache
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    Potato Pete and Dr. Carrot

    Found at IWM: scarf, Potato Pete & Dr Carrot [ATTACH] Large colourful square printed headscarf depicting Potato Pete, Dr Carrot and various other...
    Thread by: papiermache, Feb 26, 2023, 5 replies, in forum: United Kingdom
  5. Tony56
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    Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset

    Anti-tank blocks and pill boxes [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Google Maps
    Thread by: Tony56, Sep 17, 2022, 0 replies, in forum: United Kingdom
  6. Dave55
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    Boyfriend of mom's teacher killed in action.

    My mother just told us a story that I haven't heard before. She said that one her teachers, Miss Comfort, often forgot to bring her cigarettes to...
    Thread by: Dave55, Aug 26, 2022, 0 replies, in forum: USA
  7. alberk
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    War time spirit in British society

    Hello, in this time of war and crisis I am wondering what we - as modern individuals and as western societies - can learn from WW2 and the morale...
    Thread by: alberk, Mar 5, 2022, 12 replies, in forum: United Kingdom
  8. CornwallPhil
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    Wartime Features in Old Postcards

    I have long used old postcards particularly from the late 1940s and 1950s as a way of identifying the exact locations and nature of a number of...
    Thread by: CornwallPhil, Feb 6, 2022, 16 replies, in forum: United Kingdom
  9. CornwallPhil
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    Cornwall Railways War Diary

    A new short eBook called Cornwall Railways War Diary 1939-1945 looks at what happened on Cornwall's railways during the war. This War Diary tells...
    Thread by: CornwallPhil, Oct 21, 2020, 0 replies, in forum: United Kingdom
  10. CornwallPhil
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    eBook Gorran Haven & District War Diary 1939-1945

    A new short eBook available on Amazon giving an insight into life in rural Cornwall during the war focusing on the small coastal village of Gorran...
    Thread by: CornwallPhil, Oct 18, 2020, 0 replies, in forum: Books, Films, TV, Radio
  11. dbf
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    Sophie Raworth’s grandfather: Ernest Alexander NICOLL, pioneering Surgeon, injured miners

    Sophie Raworth: My grandfather's war As part of our People's War series of reports, BBC presenter Sophie Raworth tells how her surgeon...
    Thread by: dbf, Sep 5, 2020, 0 replies, in forum: United Kingdom
  12. idler
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    EDOB Online

    Some of you will be aware of the Extended Defence of Britain Database and associated GoogleEarth overlays, all affiliated with the Pillbox Study...
    Thread by: idler, Jul 12, 2020, 1 replies, in forum: Research Material
  13. von Poop
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    Book Review The Home Front 1939-1945 In 100 Objects

    The Home Front 1939–1945 in 100 Objects. Austin J Ruddy. [ATTACH] The Home Front 1939–1945 in 100 Objects Frontline Books Pages: 212...
    Thread by: von Poop, Apr 7, 2020, 0 replies, in forum: Books, Films, TV, Radio
  14. davidbfpo
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    Why the cruel myth of the 'blitz spirit' is no model for how to fight coronavirus

    An interesting article by Professor Richard Overy, a number of myths "busted". Have a peek. A "taster":These banal solutions masked the reality of...
    Thread by: davidbfpo, Mar 19, 2020, 14 replies, in forum: United Kingdom
  15. ozzy16
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    The Spirit Of The Blitz.

    Noted lots of threads on here concerning the Blitz. I was recently given these 2 images no idea which book, magazine they came from or the area...
    Thread by: ozzy16, Jan 16, 2020, 9 replies, in forum: United Kingdom
  16. Incredibledisc
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    Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany

    BBC iPlayer - Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany - Series 1: Episode 1 Anyone else watch this? Thoughts, opinions etc? I thought it was a decent...
    Thread by: Incredibledisc, Jan 2, 2020, 3 replies, in forum: Books, Films, TV, Radio
  17. Tolbooth
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    Ministry of Information Home Intelligence Reports - New website

    Morning All, Interesting piece on the BBC website When truth trumped propaganda with a link to the MOI Digital site which has published a...
    Thread by: Tolbooth, Sep 11, 2019, 3 replies, in forum: Research Material
  18. Chats1
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    Event at Coleshill, Wiltshire, to mark 75th Anniversary of stand-down of Auxiliary Units

    Hi all, Thought that this might be of interest. Big event being held at the old HQ of the Auxiliary Units on Sunday, September 22nd (Coleshill,...
    Thread by: Chats1, Aug 28, 2019, 1 replies, in forum: WW2 Museums. Events, & places to see.
  19. davidbfpo
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    The Home Front in Britain 1914-1918: An Archaeological Handbook

    Learnt today the publishers have plenty to sell at £12. The summary starts with:This latest CBA Practical Handbook forms part of the CBA-led...
    Thread by: davidbfpo, Mar 7, 2019, 3 replies, in forum: Prewar
  20. CornwallPhil
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    Cornish Railways War Diary

    The Cornwall Railway Society are publishing the diary of events I have compiled from a range of sources showing what happened on the railways in...
    Thread by: CornwallPhil, Apr 4, 2017, 19 replies, in forum: United Kingdom
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