Second World War

Eighty years on from the height of the Battle of Britain, four historians confront the nature of this key episode in the Second World War.

The Polish volunteer who infiltrated Auschwitz.

A personal interpretation of France under two occupations, reissued as a Modern Classic.

An admirable retelling of the traditional history of appeasement.

This episode examines the Nazi genocide through human interactions with three crime scenes.

A new book seeks to change the way we look at the Second World War by challenging three enduring myths about Britain’s involvement. 

‘See they don’t let us down when we come back this time ’, called the British soldiers embarking for the D-Day invasion.

An alliance of unlike minds offered hope for the future during Europe’s darkest days.

Britain received more Marshall aid than Germany, but spent much of it propping up a delusion.