world war ii
Why I went on an 800 mile walk to Auschwitz
Why I went on an 800 mile walk to Auschwitz
A soldier’s lost letter led to my epic journey on foot, from the end point of the First World War to the moral end of the Second
100-year-old WW2 heroine Dorothea: ‘As soon as the war finished we were told to go back to the kitchen’
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
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