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The First World War changed the political European map. With the defeat of the Central Powers and the end of the...
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Operation Torch WW2: Through the Papers
Ahead of the 80th anniversary of one of the most pivotal events in World War II, we take a look back at how Oper...
The Battle of Midway: Through The Papers
Ahead of the 80th anniversary of one of the most pivotal naval battles ever, we take a look back at how the Batt...
The Blitz: Through The Papers
On 7 September 1940, a year into the Second World War, the sky above London became frighteningly occupied by bom...
Pearl Harbor Newspaper Headlines: Through The Papers
The attack on the United Statesโ naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, was a catastrophic and surprisi...
Operation Barbarossa: Through The Papers
On 22nd June 1941, news broke of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, which was the start of the largest mil...
From Boom to Bust: Timeline of the Great Depression, 1930s
While the United States was experiencing economic prosperity throughout the 1920s, it seemed like the goo...
Read more1949 Cold War Events
Many historians believe the Cold War was inevitable, and there were several major events in 1949 that set it in ...
A Year in History: 1939 Timeline
Major 1939 events signalled the coming of the Second World War. The interwar period represented an era of signif...
The Final Days of The Third Reich and The Death of Adolf Hitler
On the 12th April 1945, President Franklin Roosevelt died at his home in Warm Springs, Georgia. Upon hearing the...
D-Day: First Hand Accounts
During the Second World War, Operation Overlord attack involved over 5,000 craft and succeeded in landing ...
Paper Rationing During World War II
Rationing didnโt suddenly start at the beginning of the Second World War since it took time for the war to bite,...
Sunday Newspapers in the 1940s
Sunday newspapers are so rare because most of the stock we receive at the archive now is from bound volumes stor...
What Started World War Two?
There are many causes of World War Two, the roots of which can be traced back to the 1920s. In fact, the seeds o...
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The Battle of Britain: An Overview
Winston Churchillโs address to the House of Commons had made it abundantly clear to the British public that ther...
World War 2 Timeline
The First World War changed the political European map. With the defeat of the Central Powers and the end of the...
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