February 1945

THIS MONTH IN HISTORY: NOVEMBER

THE STRUGGLE FOR MEMORY

How the Red Army pushed back German forces and what they discovered in their wake as WWII turned

I n 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That, at least, is what the famous rhyme tells us. Memorising such dates is a common experience of being taught history – a cliché superbly lampooned by the w

From disastrous beginnings to heroic triumph, this exhibition comprehensively covers the Second World War Burma campaign

On the night of 13 March 1944, the Greekregistered steamship SS Peleus was en route from Freetown to Buenos Aires when she was hit amidships by two torpedoes, launched by a German U-boat, U-852. The t