Second World War

A decade of research reveals the harrowing experiences of Channel Islanders persecuted by the Nazis during the Second World War.

A newly-published book by Churchill Archives Centre Director Allen Packwood illuminates the agonising decisions faced by the Prime Minister during...

The untold stories of slave labourers, political prisoners and Jews who were persecuted during the German occupation of the Channel Islands during...

Experiencing traumatic events may be associated with greater mental resilience among residents rather than causing widespread angst, suggests a study...

Moving letters sent by the academic John Crook while he was a prisoner at the notorious Stalag Luft VIII-B camp in World War II reveal his...

Tristram Riley-Smith (Department of Politics and International Studies) discusses how universities and academics can add insight and depth to...

Hugh Hunt (Department of Engineering) discusses the engineering behind the V-3 “supergun”, the weapon that was meant to win the Second World War for...

Saved from destruction by the Nazis and smuggled in secret to Cambridge, the rescue of author Arthur Schnitzler’s archive is as dramatic as any...