World War 2
Posted by rcslibrarian on January 10, 2008
The library has lots of books on World War 2. You need to look for books with a Dewey number of 940.5. You can find the Dewey numbers on the spines of each book. There are also signs at the top of the shelves to help you.
Here are some websites that should help you too, especially if you are looking for true accounts of what it was like during the war.
Children of World War 2 – although this website from the BBC looks like it’s for younger children, the information is very good and well worth a look. You will find information on how things were at home, rationing and evacuees.
The Home Front - another site aimed at younger children, but full of useful information on women and children’s experiences of the war, rationing, music, propaganda and radio broadcasts.
Home Sweet Home Front – this website has lots of links on the left hand side to information on many aspects of the war including air-raid shelters, Christmas during the war, blackouts and land girls.
World War Two: The Home Front - this short article from History on the net outlines evacuation, rationing, women and the Home Guard.
WW2 People’s War – another website from the BBC, which contains an archive of stories and images of real people’s memories of the war. Use the links at the top of the page to search by categories.
