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Second World War

Their Finest Hour

Noor Inayat Khan: the "Spy Princess" - Interview with Shrabani Basu

Joseph Quinn speaks to Indian journalist, bestselling author and historian, Shrabani Basu, about the life and career of legendary SOE agent, Noor Inayat Khan.
Their Finest Hour

Soldiers of the Punjab in two world wars - Interview with Amandeep Madra

Joseph Quinn speaks to Amandeep Madra, founder of the UK Punjab Heritage Association, about Pubjabi and Sikh soldiers in the British Indian Army.
Their Finest Hour

The Duke of Windsor's German tutor - Interview with Emma Huber

Emma Huber, German subject librarian at Oxford's Taylorian Library, speaks to Joseph Quinn about the life and career of Professor H.G. Fiedler.
Their Finest Hour

Northern Ireland in WW2 - TFH Collection Day at the Linen Hall, Belfast

Interview with Scott Edgar at the Linen Hall Library, Belfast, just after hosting the first TFH Collection Day event in Northern Ireland.
Their Finest Hour

Fighting Proud: Gay Men in Wartime - Interview with Stephen Bourne

Interview with Stephen Bourne about the experiences of gay men in the British Armed Forces and at home during the Second World War.
Their Finest Hour

Under Fire: Black Britain in Wartime - Interview with Stephen Bourne

Interview with Stephen Bourne about the contribution of black men and women in wartime Britain during the Second World War.
Their Finest Hour

The Women behind "the Few" - Interview with Dr Sarah-Louise Miller

Interview with Dr Sarah-Louise Miller about the role of the WAAF in British air intelligence.
Their Finest Hour

Building the digital archive

A short interview with the project's technical lead, Catherine Conisbee, on building the digital archive.
Their Finest Hour

A Postcard from Hitler

The Project Lead, Dr Stuart Lee, discusses his most memorable finds on previous crowdsourcing projects
Their Finest Hour

Introducing 'Their Finest Hour'

A brief introduction by the project team to 'Their Finest Hour'
Reimagining Ancient Greece and Rome: APGRD public lectures

Greek Tragedy at the National Theatre of Prague during the Nazi occupation (1939 – 1945)

Alena Sarkissian gives public lecture, subtitled 'Theatre as a space of Spiritual Contemplation', on Greek Tragedy in the Czech Republic under Nazi Occupation.
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Procès, fiction, document: La reconstruction de la littérature en Europe après 1945

This paper explores the relationship between testimony and fiction in the context of transitional justice, by comparing three 1950 European literary works which use the form of interrogation, investigation, and trial.
TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities

Callaloo Creative Writing Reading by Maaza Mengiste

Maaza reads from her novel dealing with the Italian invasion of Ethiopia during the early days of the Second World War
Design for War and Peace: 2014 Annual Design History Society Conference

South African poster propaganda during the Second World War

The paper examines poster propaganda produced in South Africa during the Second World War.

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