Second World War

Anne Frank, Forty Years On

On 4th April 1944, Anne Frank wrote, 'I want to go on living even after my death!' Four months later, she and her family left for a concentration camp after capture by the Gestapo, and she died from typhus at Bergen-Belsen in March 1945, aged fifteen years.

Churchill as Chronicler: The Narvik Episode 1940

In his actions and writings, Churchill made General Mackesy the scapegoat for the allied failure to recapture Norway in 1940. Was this a fair assessment? And why did Churchill pursue the cause with such bitterness? Mackesy's son explains.

The Road to D-Day

Geoffrey Warner looks at the reasons for the delay in opening a second Allied Front.

D-Day Propaganda

Caroline Reed looks at the propaganda campaigns accompanying the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944.

The Resistance in France

The activities and success of the Resistance movement in France from 1940-1944 is examined by Roderick Kedward.