World War II - The Home Front - Remembrance

We concentrate on the Home Front and especially on the Battle of the Atlantic. Our Enigma machine is also used for teaching about early computing. But we also look at other aspects of the conflict including local units and what the soldiers carried and used.

• How do we learn about the war?

• The role of your local area in the war

• Local battalions, uniforms and weapons

• The role of Women and the Special Operations Executive

• SOE, the school for spies

• The Battle of the Atlantic, enigma codes and rationing – we even have our own Enigma machine!

• Evacuation and the Blitz

• One Yorkshire battalion on D-Day

• ​Learn from period newspapers and posters

• Lots of uniforms and helmets to try on