
The MI9 competition: How to decipher a letter encrypted with MI9 code
Try your hand at deciphering this MI9-inspired coded letter for a chance to win Helen Fry’s books on…
MI9’s ‘Q-gadgets’ have made it into the public imagination through the adventures of James Bond. But who was…
As an aid to students, teachers and parents dealing with the challenges of home learning, we have constructed…
Adolf Hitler’s makeover from rabble-rouser to statesman coincided with a series of dramatic home renovations which he undertook…
‘On 1 August Hitler issued Führer Directive No. 17 … The RAF must be eliminated as well as its…
In part two of our blog series celebrating publication of The Maisky Diaries, Gabriel Gorodetsky shares an excerpt…
As the Soviet ambassador to London from 1932-1943, Ivan Maisky had a front-row seat at some of the…
‘Germany had every reason to be confident of victory in the ensuing battle.’ On 15 September 1940 Britain came…
Characterised by wars, crises and disasters, the years between 1914 and 1945 are considered the ‘German chapter’ in the…
‘What happened to France in 1940 was what happened to every power that went up against Germany in…
It has now been 75 years since over 330,000 allied soldiers were evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk…
Friday 8 May is the 70th anniversary of VE Day, the date that marked the end of the…