The World’s War in Europe
...can celebrate the achievements of those who fought in the Second World at the VE Day 70 celebrations on 8 to 10 May. Visit www.gov.uk/VEDay70 for the latest news about...
Second World War
The women of the Second World War
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Samantha Reid and Robert Hansberry, Posted on:
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Defence and conflict, Second World War
...the VE Day 70 celebrations on 8 to 10 May. Visit www.gov.uk/VEDay70 for the latest news about VE Day 70 and details of national and local celebrations across the UK....
‘We shall fight on the beaches’: 3 things you never knew about Churchill’s most famous speech
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Professor Richard Toye, Posted on:
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Foreign affairs and diplomacy, No 10 guest historian series, Prime Ministers and No. 10, Second World War
Ask anyone to name Winston Churchill’s best-known speech and nine times out of ten they will answer: We shall fight them on the beaches. It’s not an exact quotation – Churchill did not include the word ‘them’ – but the …