Area for historiographical issues - things relating to the whys & wherefores of historical study itself. Particular reference to WW2, but also anything to do with 'The Study of History' in general. Tue, 19 May 2026 12:37:06 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 12:37:06 +0000 WW2Talk https://ww2talk.com/index.php?forums/historiography.68/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:42:39 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/ww2-history-in-schools.34223/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/ww2-history-in-schools.34223/ invalid@example.com (17thDYRCH) 17thDYRCH
How much time is spent in your country...

WW2 History in schools?]]> 162 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 22:38:07 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/auchinleck-biographies.108813/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/auchinleck-biographies.108813/ invalid@example.com (Tom OBrien) Tom OBrien
I’m reading John Connnell’s and Philip Warner’s Auchinleck biographies at the moment...

Auchinleck biographies]]> 13 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:30:47 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/question-about-wwii-history-books-eng.107811/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/question-about-wwii-history-books-eng.107811/ invalid@example.com (Metro Tango) Metro Tango I'm trying to learn about the battles of the war from the European Allied perspective. Can...

Question about WWII history books, eng]]> 28 Sun, 27 Jul 2025 12:29:57 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/vichy-france.75098/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/vichy-france.75098/ invalid@example.com (TriciaF) TriciaF Petain was a very old man by that time, (born 1856),...

Vichy France]]> 26 Mon, 24 Feb 2025 20:53:05 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/v1-bomb-site-wanstead-flats.106385/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/v1-bomb-site-wanstead-flats.106385/ invalid@example.com (Stephen B) Stephen B
My dad is trying to find out...

V1 Bomb Site, Wanstead Flats]]> 2 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:25:19 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/squires-gate-starr-gate-blackpool.106325/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/squires-gate-starr-gate-blackpool.106325/ invalid@example.com (Brigant) Brigant
Squires Gate (Starr Gate) Blackpool]]> 1 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 22:13:46 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/will-age-ever-weary-the-subject.15998/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/will-age-ever-weary-the-subject.15998/ invalid@example.com (von Poop) von Poop
There've been countless other wars...

Will age ever weary the subject?]]> 138 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:29:56 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/historiography-of-the-falaise-gap.27808/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/historiography-of-the-falaise-gap.27808/ invalid@example.com (falaisegap) falaisegap
Historiography of the Falaise Gap]]> 147 Sat, 17 Aug 2024 16:12:15 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/hitlerite-obsession.3424/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/hitlerite-obsession.3424/ invalid@example.com (von Poop) von Poop On it David Starkey...

Hitlerite obsession]]> 192 Fri, 16 Aug 2024 13:19:31 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/those-who-served-in-both-world-wars.37257/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/those-who-served-in-both-world-wars.37257/ invalid@example.com (skywalker) skywalker
Those who served in both World Wars]]> 97 Fri, 12 Jul 2024 19:06:28 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/king-edward-1st-memorial-burgh-by-sands-cumbria.104453/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/king-edward-1st-memorial-burgh-by-sands-cumbria.104453/ invalid@example.com (Deacs) Deacs View attachment 387371 View attachment 387372 View attachment 387373 ...

King Edward 1st memorial Burgh by Sands Cumbria]]> Mon, 10 Jun 2024 16:29:59 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/what-got-you-interested.3108/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/what-got-you-interested.3108/ invalid@example.com (Gage) Gage A friend of mine many years ago gave me a...

What got you interested?]]> 164 Sun, 19 May 2024 10:07:03 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/why-do-we-never-slag-off-the-austrians.49735/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/why-do-we-never-slag-off-the-austrians.49735/ invalid@example.com (Owen) Owen But no-one has a...

Why do we never slag off the Austrians ?]]> 39 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 07:06:18 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/164-octu-%E2%80%93-information-request.41004/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/164-octu-%E2%80%93-information-request.41004/ invalid@example.com (Steve Mac) Steve Mac
164 OCTU – Information Request]]> 33 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:35:42 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/wartime-protocol-of-construction-buildings-camps-ranges-and-fortification.82329/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/wartime-protocol-of-construction-buildings-camps-ranges-and-fortification.82329/ invalid@example.com (Topfmine) Topfmine
Wartime protocol of construction, buildings, camps, ranges and fortification.]]> 15 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 19:30:50 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/irving.102867/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/irving.102867/ invalid@example.com (von Poop) von Poop Obviously there's doubts, so I'll wait until all...

Irving.]]> 9 Fri, 09 Feb 2024 19:11:27 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/20-otu-milltown-airfield.102717/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/20-otu-milltown-airfield.102717/ invalid@example.com (Kristy) Kristy
20 OTU Milltown Airfield]]> 18 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 14:37:40 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/soldiering-and-history-are-two-pursuits-close-to-heart.102280/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/soldiering-and-history-are-two-pursuits-close-to-heart.102280/ invalid@example.com (davidbfpo) davidbfpo
Soldiering and history are two pursuits close to heart]]> Sat, 09 Dec 2023 14:20:37 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/official-history-past-present-and-future-2024-online-webinar-series.102254/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/official-history-past-present-and-future-2024-online-webinar-series.102254/ invalid@example.com (davidbfpo) davidbfpo View attachment 371343

Link:...

Official History: Past, Present and Future 2024 online webinar series]]> 1 Sun, 06 Aug 2023 13:59:34 +0000 https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/european-civil-war.42288/ https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/european-civil-war.42288/ invalid@example.com (Owen) Owen
European Civil War]]> 57