by Summer Obrien | Feb 28, 2024 | Blog, Forgotten Friday
Forgotten Friday – The Atlantic Charter Even before the US became an official belligerent in WWII, President Roosevelt worried about the common war aims of the US, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union. By covenant and inference Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin... by Summer Obrien | Feb 22, 2024 | Blog, Forgotten Friday
Forgotten Friday – Barrage Balloons and the Defence of Britain By Trish Wade During World War Two Fighter and Bomber Command were the most well-known Royal Air force Sections, however, there was another Command which many people are not aware of, although many...
by edencamp | Feb 2, 2024 | Blog, Forgotten Friday
The Manhattan Project In 1945, with the detonation of two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the United States ushered in a frightening new Atomic Age. Without the Manhattan Project, the atomic bomb may not have come into being. Because...
by edencamp | Feb 2, 2024 | Blog, Forgotten Friday
Women’s Role in World War 2 With thousands of men away serving on the front lines of World War II, it fell to women to take on roles that challenged traditional gender norms. Across the globe, women took on a wide variety of roles, including war work and important... by Summer Obrien | Jan 30, 2024 | Blog, Forgotten Friday
Forgotten Friday – It’s A (War) Dogs Life Eden Camp is a dog friendly attraction and has recently been awarded for its achievement in making dogs and their owners welcome. So to commemorate this we have devoted this Forgotten Friday to the brave ‘Dogs of War’.... by Summer Obrien | Jan 17, 2024 | Blog, Forgotten Friday
Forgotten Friday – ‘The British Schindler’ By Trish Wade, Archive Assistant In the winter of 1938 Nicholas Winton was a 29 year old stockbroker living and working in London. He had been planning to go on a skiing holiday to Switzerland but following an...
