10 great films about children in wartime | BFI
Jan 29, 2015 · In pictures such as Roberto Rossellini’s Paisà (1946) and Germany Year Zero (1948), Gerhard Lamprecht’s Somewhere in Berlin (1946) and Fred Zinnemann’s The Search (1948), children are often victims of the death and destruction wrought by adults.
‘Brown Babies’: The children born to black GI and white British …
Jan 4, 2021 · These fascinating and moving stories form the heart of Lucy’s book Britain’s ‘Brown Babies’: The stories of children born to black GIs and white women in the Second World War (MUP, 2019) as...
WWII 80-year anniversary – here's how Britain treated people of colour ...
Sep 1, 2019 · During the war, Britain enforced a colour bar in the British armed forces, which restricted serving to men of ‘pure European descent’ only. The same rules applied to the RAF and Royal Navy. There...
22 Amazing Colour Photos Of World War 2 - Imperial War …
Discover 22 amazing colour photographs of the Second World War from IWM's extensive collection.
55 WW2 Color Photos That Bring The Deadly Conflict To Life - All …
Dec 29, 2023 · From the attack on Pearl Harbor to the heroics of D-Day, these colorized images offer a clear glimpse into history's bloodiest conflict. World War II was the biggest, deadliest, and arguably the most catastrophic conflict in human history.
In Which They Also Served: Tracing British Sailors of Colour in …
Mar 8, 2021 · ‘What about Britons who were denied opportunities to serve in the British armed forces because of their ethnic heritage or skin colour during the Second World War? Who were they, and what were their stories and experiences?’
Children’s Lives in Second World War Britain
Feb 4, 2020 · In 1939, in England and Wales, the majority were very young. Nearly 6 million were under ten years old. A young boy wears a ‘Mickey Mouse’ gas mask produced for children between two and five. The facepiece was red, and the breathing section was blue and green to make them more friendly. © IWM D5894.
15 Rare Colour Photographs from World War Two - Imperial War …
Here are 15 of the images that survived and reveal for the first time and in great detail the world as the people in them would have seen it. Lieutenant Vernon R Richards of the 361st Fighter Group flying his P-51D Mustang nicknamed ‘Tika IV’, during a bomber escort mission in 1944.
How Children's Lives Changed During WW2 - Imperial War …
The Second World War was a time of major upheaval for children in Britain. Over a million were evacuated from towns and cities and had to adjust to separation from family and friends. Here are 11 ways children were affected by the Second World War.
What happened to the British children born to black GIs?
Jan 30, 2022 · As the pair, now aged in their 70s, reminisce over summers spent playing on the village green, it is clear they have a deep connection. They were two of 14 children in the village, and about...