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WW2 Timeline

WW2 Timeline

The First World War changed the political European map. With the defeat of the Central Powers and the end of the Ottoman Empire, Europe was...
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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 Operation Torch...
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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 Battle of Midway...
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The Blitz: Through The Papers

On 7 September 1940, a year into the Second World War, the sky above London became frighteningly occupied by bomb-dropping German aircraft. The Luftwaffe, the...
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Pearl Harbor Newspaper Headlines: Through The Papers

The attack on the United States’ naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, was a catastrophic and surprising military attack that would change the...
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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 military operation in history:...
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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 good times were never going to end. However, the Wall...

1949 Cold War Events

Many historians believe the Cold War was inevitable, and there were several major events in 1949 that set it in motion. The 1949 Cold War...
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A Year in History: 1939 Timeline

Major 1939 events signalled the coming of the Second World War. The interwar period represented an era of significant global changes. A brief term of...
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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 news, the German hierarchy celebrated, with...
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D-Day: First Hand Accounts

During the Second World War, Operation Overlord attack involved over 5,000 craft and succeeded in landing 156,000 troops within its first 24 hours. Indeed, by...
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Paper Rationing During World War II

Rationing didn’t suddenly start at the beginning of the Second World War since it took time for the war to bite, nor did rationing suddenly...
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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 stored by libraries. However, these...
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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 of discontent...
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The Battle of Britain: An Overview

Winston Churchill’s address to the House of Commons had made it abundantly clear to the British public that there would be no negotiation or agreement...
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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 Ottoman Empire, Europe was...