1940's History Links 
Our initial interest in 1940's Swing Music and Dance has lead us on to an overall interest in the history of the period.
Listed below are some useful reference web sites found during our travels.

 


  (BBC Online) - Information covering all areas of World War II
  (BBC Online) - 'The Peoples War' - BBC archive of personal stories
  (Phil's World War II pages) - Very comprehensive library of articles plus very large list of links to other sites.
  (Discovery Channel) - World War II History Section
  (Channel 4) - World War II History Section
  D Day - The Normandy Landings
  The Battle of Arnhem

  The Battle of Britain History Site
  The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
  The Blitz
  US 8th Air Force, 303rd Bombardment Group (H) "Hell's Angels"
  World War II Airfields and Control Towers in the UK

  Winston Churchill
  Bletchley Park Code Breakers
  World War II Spy Radio Equipment
  World War II Spies and Treachery - Trails of those who spied against Britain in the 1940's
  The Near German Invasion of East Anglia 

  Island Farm POW Camp ( Bridgend, South Wales ) - Complete History of the Camp
  World War II Memories Project - People, Places, Photo's, Events of the conflict
  CC41 (Life on the Home Front)
  Home Sweet Home Front (Life on the Home Front)