Churchill

Winston Churchill: Defender of DemocracyHe led Britain through the war years with unique assurance and is largely remembered with pride and gratitude. By Dr Geoffrey Best.

Audio: Churchill and World War TwoListen to the speeches that galvanised a nation at a time when Britain stood alone against Nazi Germany.

The Blitz and Evacuation

WW2 Movies: EvacueesOne in a series of five movies that tell the stories of those caught up in the maelstrom of World War Two.

The Blitz: Sorting the Myth from the RealityDid the nation really pull together in the face of the Blitz, or has the reality of the British reaction to German bombing been sentimentalised?

• Evacuees in World War Two - the True Story by David Prest
• Surviving World War Two: The Bristol Evacuees by David Garmston

Home Front

The German Threat to Britain in World War TwoHow real was the threat of a German invasion in the summer of 1940, and how would Britain have defended itself? By Dan Cruickshank.

Britain in the Early Years of World War TwoAfter decades on top, Britain was suddenly under siege. How did people overcome the shock of a radically altered world order?

• Advertising and Information Posters Gallery - A revealing insight into wartime communication
• War Diary of Nella Last - Sets of extracts, from a unique diary written during World War Two.
• Christmas Under Fire by Mike Brown
• Life in Britain for German Prisoners of War by James Richards
• The Home Guard and 'Dad's Army' by Graham McCann
• Women Under Fire in World War Two by Carol Harris