History

12 February 2021

WW2 Royal Artillery website

Wouldn't it be great to be able to lookup an RA Battery number and find which Regiment it was attached to?

 

Or maybe you need to find all the Batteries associated with a Regiment.

20 January 2020

The Auschwitz Volunteer: Beyond Bravery

The main body of this book consists of an English translation of Captain Witold Pilecki's original 1945 report on his time in Auschwitz.


27 November 2019

1945: How did Churchill lose the General Election?

Winston Churchill successfully managed Britain during World War 2 and defeated Hitler's war machine.


So why did the British people appear to reject him during the General Election, just a few weeks after the end of the war in Europe?


02 November 2019

The Volunteer by Jack Fairweather

This book tells the remarkable story of Witold Pilecki.


He established a resistance network inside Auschwitz and tried to let the world know what was going on inside.


Instead of becoming a national hero at the end of World War 2, he was executed for treason.

18 October 2019

Regimental War Diaries

Regimental War Diaries can provide more detail on the regiments strength, movements and activities during WW2.


They were written at the time, so provide a first hand account, and make fascinating reading.


29 September 2019

Royal Artillery Museum: DRAMA Reports

The Royal Artillery DRAMA Reports can provide useful information for anyone researching RA Regiments activity during WW2.


While not providing as much detail as a Regimental War Diary, this report may give a good overview of locations and engagements.


02 September 2019

A Woman Of No Importance by Sonia Purnell

Virginia Hall was one of the most amazing people of the 20th century.


The fact that she was an American woman with a wooden leg made her exploits all the more astonishing.