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Chronological Overviews
VIDEO: 1939-42: Britain Alone (20m)
Excellent chronological overview of the second phase of the war.
VIDEO: 1943-45: The Road to Berlin (20m)
Excellent chronological overview of the second phase of the war.
Impact of the War on Civilians
People's Century: Total War (60m)
Impact of the War on Children
VIDEO: Children in World War Two (60m)
VIDEO: The Children who Fought Hitler (60m)
Impact of the War on Women
VIDEO: Women in World War Two (60m)
ARTICLE: Rediscovering WWII's female 'computers'
Impact of the War on Art
VIDEO: The Art of World War Two (60m)
Impact of the War on Science, Technology, Mathematics, Music
VIDEO: How smoking increased due to World War Two
ARTICLE: The science and technology of World War II
ARTICLE: The Mathematical Sciences of World War Two
INFOGRAPHIC: Science and Technology in World War II
WEBSITE: Science and Technology in World War Two
Local History Element: Toulouse in World War Two
"A new tourist trail in Toulouse following the Resistance" - La Depeche
"A Mother's ID Card Exposes French World War II Secrets" - New York Times
"Britons secretly kept in postwar French camps" - Guardian
"Marie Louise Dissard: The French Resistance Heroine of Toulouse" - Spartacus
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