| Website |
Description |
| The
BBC Second World War section |
The
BBC's education pages on the Second World war.
offers a good outline of events during the second
world war. |
|
Commonwealth
War Graves Commission
|
This
site has details of the dates and locations of
the deaths of most of the Allied servicemen who
fell fighting for our liberty. |
| H-GIG
Historical Photographs Online |
A
useful collection of pictures from the era of
the Second World War. mainly military photographs,
some of which are a little gruesome. |
|
Polish
Contribution to Victory in The Second World
War
|
An
evaluation of how the Poles contributed to the
Allied victory in the second World War. Well worth
reading about the often overlooked Polish war
effort and their suffering. |
|
The Anderson Shelter
|
The
Battle of Britain site offers a very useful overview
of why the Anderson Shelter was developed. |
|
Sid's
War
|
The
story of one mans war. A very interesting insight
into a soldiers life during the Second World War. |
|
A Question of Rationing
|
Another
excellent page from the Battle of Britain site.
This explores the consequences of the rationing
of food and other goods. |
|
Conscription
in World War 2
|
A
detailed explanation of the process of conscription
in the Second World War. Useful links to other
conflicts for comparative purposes as well. |
|
Women's
Land Army
|
Exceptional
narrative about the role of the Women's land army
in the Second World War. |
|
How
people coped during the black out
|
The
Blackout - the regulations and the reasons for
the dimming of lights. Provided once again by
the Battle of Britain site. |
|
Evacuation
|
During
the war many mothers and their young children
were moved from towns and cities to the countryside.
this page looks at the movement of people from
London and touches on what life was like in the
countryside. |
| Eccleshill.net |
This
site is all about Eccleshill, an area of Bradford
not so far from school. The site contains a detailed
run down of local heroes who fell during the two
world wars. Very useful for research purposes. |
| Bradford
Timeline |
The
Bradford Timeline is an excellent resource that
links events across the world with developments
within Bradford itself. A very useful and well
researched resource. |
