Search Our Collections for "battle of britain" Showing 1 - 10 of 556 results. Items per page: [10]2050. BBC iWonder - What was the secret to winning the Battle of Britain? Ernment posters - The National Archives. During World War Two, Britain wanted all men and women to help win the war. Like the armed services, the people at home had to do their bit too. The government used posters, leaflets, film and radio broadcasts to get its message over to the public.
There was no television or internet in those days. In this lesson you are going to look at some posters and a film clip from World War Two. These sources show how the government encouraged people to salvage certain materials for the war and pointed out the dangers of ‘careless talk’. Posters were put up in shops and shop windows, council buildings and village halls.
Special government films shown in cinemas were also used to persuade people to behave in certain ways. The sources used in this lesson show how the government hoped to get people at home to play their part in the war. Key words: Salvage: collecting and reusing or recycling waste material Persuade: to try and change a person’s mind or way of thinking Tasks 1. 2. 3. Background 1. 2. 3. Research and learning | Exhibitions | The Art of War | Propaganda. World War II. downloads.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/pdfs/themachinegunners.pdf. RAF - The Battle of Britain. The Battle of Britain In the summer and autumn of 1940, a battle for national survival was waged in the skies over Britain. Not only would this struggle, the first to be fought primarily in the air, decide the fate of the United Kingdom, but on it also rested the freedom of Europe and the outcome of the Second World War.
By the end of June, 1940, the United Kingdom stood alone. The forces of Nazi Germany and her allies had conquered or dominated the rest of Europe from Norway to Sicily and the British Expeditionary Force and its allies had undergone a humiliating retreat back across the Channel under Operation Dynamo. In early July the German leader, Adolf Hitler, turned his attention to the British Isles, the last bastion of European democracy. His intention was to force the surrender of Britain through blockade, bombing, or, as a last resort, invasion. To achieve this end, Hitler knew that the Germans would need superiority in the air. The Battle still continued. Battle of Britain VCs: History - The Battle of Britain (pictures, video, facts & news)