May 13, 1940 First Speech as Prime Minister to the House of Commons Listen - 1.8 Megs Excerpt: “On Friday evening last I received His Majesty’s commission to form a new Administration. It as the evident wish and will of Parliament and the nation that this should be conceived on the broadest possible basis and that it should include all parties, both those who supported the late Government... 

Click on the images below and discover the history behind these fascinating World War II artefacts…                             Who was Hitler? Adolf Hitler was born in a little Austrian town close to Germany on the 20th of April 1889. He fought for Germany during World War I and won many medals for his bravery. But Hitler became very angry and frustrated... 

What is a gas mask? A gas mask is a mask which is placed over the face to stop the user from breathing in dangerous gasses which may harm them. Why were they used during WW II? During World War I (1914-1918) many soldiers had been badly injured, or killed, when their enemies threw bombs at them which released poisonous fumes when they exploded. During World War II Britain was very worried that these... 

England 1944. A SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH Some fifteen miles North of London there are two small parishes, Waltham Cross and Cheshunt, two separate names but almost as one. On the 12 August 1944 just before 0800 hrs a B24 Liberator 42-95023 (a/c #023) bomber from the 392nd B/G appeared from the South, very low just below the cloud ceiling which was about 2000 feet or less, it passed over Bullsmoor... 

Cheshunt at War tells the story of the war years as they affected a small town in Hertfordshire 14 miles north of London. Cheshunt at War It recounts the privations and the dangers, the hard work and the leisure, the tragedies and joys of life between 1939 and 1945. The author, Peter Rooke, draws on his own memories and on taped conversations with local people, some of whom held posts of wartime responsibilty....