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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

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VIDEO: The Children who Fought Hitler (60m)

Impact of the War on Women

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ARTICLE: Rediscovering WWII's female 'computers'

Impact of the War on Art

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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

Role of music in World War II

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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