The enduring wartime spirit that powers classic Christmas songs: Eighty years ago this week, Judy Garland walked into an MGM studio and recorded Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas for the first time. It was written for the musical Meet Me in St Louis (1944), only part of which is set at Christmas – but …
Three images that show wartime photographs can have greater impact than the written word: This article contains images that some may finding distressing, including of torture. “Images are worth a thousand words. These images may be worth a million.” US secretary of state Antony Blinken’s response to being shown graphic images of the victims of …
Christmas in wartime: how Britain coped with the ‘bleak midwinter’ of 1942: From 'make do' to 'make merry': Britons did their best to forget the hardships of war at Christmas in 1942. Imperial War Museums On Christmas Eve 1942, the Manchester Guardian recalled that the first world war had only lasted four Christmases. Now, Hitler’s …
Photos of wartime Europe still shape views of conflict – here’s how we’re trying to right the record: The Tanganyika expeditionary force in Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo) during East African campaign of the first world war. Imperial War Museum., CC BY-NC A war in Europe instantly creates parallels with the world wars …
Fighting for Ukraine: the role foreign volunteers can play in wartime: Shortly after the Russian invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky invited volunteers from around the world to come and help defend Ukraine. Some 3,000 US citizens have reportedly volunteered. And in early March, Ukrainian authorities announced they are setting up an international brigade. Zelensky has …
Lord Haw-Haw: popularity of wartime Nazi propagandist made the BBC up its game: Capture of William Joyce ('Lord Haw-Haw') in Germany in 1945. Bert Hardy, No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit/IWM, CC BY-NC During the second world war, Nazi Germany banned all listening to foreign radio stations. Germans who overlooked their duty to ignore …
South Africa in the news: Russian scientist behind potential COVID-19 vaccine defends ‘wartime’ roll-out: Russia has pushed ahead with its potential COVID-19 vaccine at top speed with mass public vaccinations alongside the main human trial, raising concerns among some observers that it was prioritizing na …: “South Africa” – BingNews Inside the world of Kenyan …
I love Volgograd: the enduring wartime relationship with one British city: shutterstock In 1944, Stalingrad (as Volgograd was called until 1961) and the British city of Coventry became the first Anglo-Soviet twin cities. Volgograd has a Coventry Street and Coventry has a Volgograd Place. And, as the England team get set to play their opening …