Home Front
2010 sees the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, and ANGLIA is pleased to mark this landmark occasion by focussing on the heroic efforts of ‘the few’. Between July and October 1940 the RAF fought off waves of attacks by the Luftwaffe, despite being heavily outnumbered. Their hard-fought victory saw the postponement of Hitler’s Operation Sealion, the planned invasion of Britain, and the fateful switch of focus east to the Soviet Union.
For students studying the Second World War, or Britain at War, ANGLIA can combine a visit to the Cabinet War Rooms and the Imperial War Museum with a walking tour of London, visiting sites connected to the Blitz.
For those interested in Britain’s wider role in the Second World War, ANGLIA can arrange tours in the UK examining the role of the Royal Navy and the Fleet Air Arm.
Visits can include HMS Belfast, Chatham and Portsmouth Historic Dockyards, and the Fleet Air Arm Museum at RNAS Yeovilton.
Suggested Itinerary - Fully guided 1-day
- London Home Front Cabinet War Rooms
- Imperial War Museum
- Walking tour – the Blitz
Specifications/topics supported by these tours
AQA Specification B > Britain at War
Edexcel Specification A > War and the Transformation of British Society 1931-1951 > The impact of War on Britain 1914-1955
Themes
- Hitler’s Foreign Policy
- The Origins of World War II
- Britain at War
- The impact of war and transformation of British society
- The development of warfare – tactics and technology in the Second World War
Other options
Occupied France
Apart from the Ardennes the two most northern departments of France, Nord and the Pas-de-Calais, are the only ones to have been occupied by German troops twice in the Twentieth Century.
ANGLIA is able to offer a tour which brings into sharp focus the struggle to survive during a period where finding food and keeping warm became an obsession. It considers the temptations of collaboration and the fate of those who sought to resist the Nazi regime.
Normandy D-Day – June 6th 1944
The largest and most ambitious military operation ever staged, the Normandy Landings of June 1944 paved the way for the Allies’ eventual victory in the Second World War. Our D-Day tours are tailor-made to suit your curriculum needs and your location in the UK.
We can combine visits to the sites of the British and American airborne landings, and the beach landings along the coast, combining museum visits with stands delivered by our team of expert guides.
