As a war artist, Henry Moore’s work was influenced by the Blitz, separated families and the threat of nuclear escalation.
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The film pays homage to the war generation, revels in forties nostalgia and stakes an assertive British claim to the memory of the Allied invasion.
South Africa is a large peninsula on the strategic Cape sea route. Some 90% of its trade flows through its harbours. The navy defends the country’s sovereignty and national interests.
Political pressure is mounting on the federal government to launch a registry of foreign agents. But a history of racial discrimination is reason to be cautious.
Canadian women made an estimated 400,000 quilts during the Second World War. The quilts represent the forgotten story of Canadian women’s efforts during the war.
The Holocaust has become a contentious issue in Poland in recent years. And those challenging the government’s historical narrative have faced condemnation and lawsuits.
Less than half of the respondents to a UK survey knew that six million Jewish people were killed.
Exclusive footage of the clandestine bunkers from which Britain hoped to halt a Nazi invasion.
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Senior Research Fellow, UCL Centre for Holocaust Education, UCL
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Reader in Forensic Geoscience, Keele University
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Reader in Modern Political History, Loughborough University
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Research Fellow, Modern Literature and Culture Research Centre, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Senior Professor (Emeritus) and Research Fellow, Department of History, University of the Free State
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Lecturer in Forensic Science, Keele University
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Professor, Department of History, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor, History and Director, Past Wrongs, Future Choices, University of Victoria
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Reader in Fine Art, Loughborough University
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Professor and Lecturer in Military History, London South Bank University
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Professor & Director, Modern Literature and Culture Research Centre and Gallery, Toronto Metropolitan University