Bryan Cowell

Transcript:

Main themes covered: Rationing, air raids, the Blitz, allotments, D-Day, VE Day.

00:00 – 03:00 General introduction. Memories of the day war was declared and changes after that

03:00 – 05:30 Food rationing and being creative with food

05:30 – 10:00 Impact of Dunkirk, isolation of Britain

10:00 – 12:00 Anderson Shelters and home

12:00 – 19:00 Experiencing the Sheffield Blitz and story of Father surviving. Dealing with survival when others around have died

19:00 – 25:00 Effect of the Blitz on Britain as a whole. Digging for Victory and allotments

25:00 – 27:00 El-Alamein campaign and the events of 1942

27:00 – 33:00 Americans as an ally, optimism and tone of war changed

33:00 – 36:00 ‘Make do and mend’ with clothing. Increased morale and ‘Battle of Britain’ film

36:00 – 39:30 Blackout and Sheffield Blitz

39:30 – 41:00 Social life during the war

41:00 – 44:00 Human element of war and psychological impact

44:00 – 47:00 National Savings Week and community spirit in Sheffield

47:00 – 52:00 International events and attack of American troops by E-boats

52:00 – 59:00 Summer of 1942 and D-Day

59:00 – 1:04:30 V2 bombs, destruction of V2 factory and Bridge at Nijmegen

1:04:30 – 1:08:00 Psychological boost of D-Day, Race to Berlin and events of Spring 1945

1:08:00 - VE Day, reflections on the war and cost of war

END