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David Cockayne writes: Many theatres built soon after the second world war in the UK seemed to use the format of the cinema

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - If you can't recall the Second World War and its long tail then you won't get the threat of a Third World War

All we’ve heard about for the last week is a) the fact the British Army is now so small that it couldn’t quite fill Old Trafford, b) the threat of conscription, and C) Gen Z’s total disinterest in fighting for their country.

Evening Standard

One Life: The true story of Jewish heroism behind the Anthony Hopkins tearjerker

In his new film, Anthony Hopkins plays the real-life hero Sir Nicholas Winton, who was made famous in a landmark episode of Esther Rantzen’s BBC One show ‘That’s Life!’. Decades earlier, he facilitated the rescue of 669 Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. Adam White digs into his remarkable story

The Independent UK

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Australia is still reckoning with a shameful legacy: the resettlement of suspected war criminals after WWII

In the Canadian parliament last year, an outcry erupted after 98-year-old Ukrainian-Canadian Yaroslav Hunka was presented to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a hero of the second world war.

The Conversation

How second world war bomb rubble was used to make 135 football pitches in east London

During the second world war, German forces dropped 28,000 bombs and almost 3,000 V1 flying bombs and V2 rockets on London. Nearly 30,000 people were killed. The damage to the built environment was extensive.

The Conversation

From the wartime Gulag to becoming chair of Hamilton Accies

A NEW book will detail how the former chair of Hamilton Accies survived the Gulag and the Second World War to make a successful life in Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

Schindler’s List at 30: Spielberg’s Holocaust drama is as essential as ever

The blockbuster film-maker turned the horrors of the second world war into an Oscar-winning drama that is a public service

The Guardian - US

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Rena Stewart obituary

Codebreaker at Bletchley Park during the second world war who translated Adolf Hitler’s will and later became a journalist

The Guardian - UK

Police appeal for witnesses after Jewish memorial ‘deliberately’ hit by vehicle

It is believed a vehicle drove across a park to hit the tree and memorial plaque honouring Jewish refugees from the Second World War.

The Independent UK

The way a sperm tail moves can be explained by mathematics worked out by Alan Turing

Alan Turing might be best known for his work helping to crack Germany’s “Enigma” communications code during the second world war. But he also came up with a theory where patterns can form just through chemical compounds spreading out (diffusing) and reacting with one another. This became known as reaction-diffusion…

The Conversation

OPINION - Trapped in History by Nicholas Rankin review: The horrors of empire are within living memory

They used to say the sun never set on the British Empire because God wouldn’t trust an Englishman in the dark. And when darkness fell on the empire after the Second World War, that was proven unsettlingly true. While politicians in the post-war period spoke of a “wind of change”…

Evening Standard

Generational tensions flare as Japan faces the economic reality of its ageing baby boomers

In 2024, the youngest of Japan’s baby boomers will turn 75. The boomers are called the “bunched” generation in Japan because they were born in a short spurt in the late 1940s, in the aftermath of the end of the second world war.

The Conversation

How much money does the US give to Israel, and is there more to come?

Since the Second World War, the US has given more aid to Israel than any other country

The Independent UK

How much money does the US give to Israel, and is there more to come?

Since the Second World War, the US has given more aid to Israel than any other country

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How much money does the US give to Israel, and is there more to come?

Since the Second World War, the US has given more aid to Israel than any other country

The Conversation

'Gaza is being strangled': why Israel's evacuation order violates international law

In conflicts around the world, evacuations have long been used to rescue people from serious harm. During the second world war, for instance, thousands of children across Europe were sent to rural areas or abroad under evacuation schemes initiated by governments and child welfare agencies.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Dylan Jones: Americans are more interested in Keir Starmer than any other Brit

In December 1941, after the Americans had been plunged into the Second World War by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Winston Churchill travelled the Atlantic to meet with Franklin Roosevelt. As a mark of respect because of the wartime alliance, he was invited to stay in the White House.…

The Independent UK

New shipwrecks survey uncovers locations of three Dunkirk boats

Historic England and its French counterpart, Drassm, carried out detailed surveys of 30 wrecks linked to Operation Dynamo in the Second World War.

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Evening Standard

The Great Escaper movie review: Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson carry this sweet story with ease

Given British cinema’s enduring love of the Second World War and cheekie chappies it’s surprising this stranger-than-fiction story took so long to make it to the screen

Evening Standard

Canadian speaker resigns after leading celebration of Nazi veteran in parliament

The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons resigned on Tuesday after he invited a man who fought for the Nazis during the Second World War to attend a speech by Volodymyr Zelensky.

The Conversation

Canada's House speaker quits: What the Hunka scandal reveals about Second World War complexities

Anthony Rota, the speaker of Canada’s House of Commons, has resigned from his post after inviting “war hero” Yaroslav Hunka to Parliament to take in the recent appearance of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The Conversation

What would you take with you? Why possessions matter in times of war and displacement

In 2022, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine resulted in Europe’s largest refugee crisis since the second world war. By March of that year, about a quarter of the country’s total population had fled to safer locations in Europe.

The Independent UK

Children’s charity to close after 81 years citing ‘pernicious economic context’

Children England is the collective body for children’s charities and was formed during the Second World War.

The Independent UK

Mission to detect shipwrecks lost during the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk

Operation Dynamo was a key event in the early stages of the Second World War.

The Guardian - UK

Bill Blacklock obituary

Other lives: Marine engineer and surveyor with Lloyd’s Register who also served in the merchant navy in the second world war

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