by Summer Obrien | Sep 20, 2023 | Blog, News
Forgotten Friday – Beer in Wartime ‘Beer is Best. It makes for contented workers, friendliness and tolerance, as the Government found in the last war. Above all – beer makes for British cheerfulness, which is undefeated.’ This was the slogan for one of... by Summer Obrien | Aug 10, 2023 | News
Forgotten Friday – Battle of Ameins Battle of Amiens, (8th – 11th August, 1918), was a World War One battle that marked the beginning of what came to be known as the “hundred days,” a string of Allied offensive successes on the Western Front that led to the collapse... by Summer Obrien | Jun 15, 2023 | News
#ForgottenFriday – The Kriegie Edition This wartime publication was extremely famous, it was created by a man named Richard Pape who was from Leeds. He was imprisoned by the Germans, and placed in camp Staglag Luft VI. To try motivating his fellow prisoners, who... by Summer Obrien | Apr 20, 2023 | News
#NationalTeaDay Forgotten Friday – Keep Calm & Brew Up In this week’s #ForgottenFriday we are delving into a Cuppa’ Tea and learning about how tea was rationed during the war! One example captures how deeply tea drinking was embedded in the fabric of British... by edencamp | Jan 13, 2023 | News
On 13th January 1943, Adolf Hitler declared “Total War” against the Allies. But what is total war? It means that the contenders are ready to make any sacrifice — life or resources — to win the war. But the German Army officially took the stance a little... by edencamp | Jan 6, 2023 | News
How important was literature in the Second World War? This winter, Summer and the team have been extremely busy in reorganising the Archive Libraries, to make it more accessible for future research! So today we are looking into literature in the First and Second World...
