world war ii

100-year-old WW2 heroine Dorothea: ‘As soon as the war finished we were told to go back to the kitchen’
letter to my younger self

100-year-old WW2 heroine Dorothea: ‘As soon as the war finished we were told to go back to the kitchen’

Dorothea Barron, 100, is one of the few surviving Wrens who served during World War II. To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Big Issue went to meet her

How bringing back Churchill’s wartime canteen culture could help tackle food poverty
Food

How bringing back Churchill’s wartime canteen culture could help tackle food poverty

During World War II, the public canteens set up by Winston Churchill became an integral part of British life. Now, in our modern age of social disconnection, it could be time to bring them back

How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II
World War II

How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II

‘We could do things that the men couldn’t,’ said one of the unsung heroes who aided the allies efforts

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