World War II

Talk: Britain's ‘Brown Babies’: The Children of Black GIs and White Women Born in World War II

The Mary Jacobs Memorial Lecture by Professor Lucy Bland

Lucy Bland’s research has concentrated on the history of gender, sexuality and feminism in Britain between 1880s-1980s. Her new projects are a social and cultural history of transracial adoption in Britain since World War II and an investigation of mixed race offspring of black GIs and British women born during World War II.

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Risks, tragedy and ultimate success outlined in new book about allied war effort

The appalling tactical risks taken during a series of brutal battles which played a crucial role in the allied war effort are laid bare in a new book.

Between Hostile Shores: Mediterranean Convoy Battles 1941–1942 – published by the University of Plymouth Press – features details of the difficult decisions, taken out of strategic necessity, to ensure Malta was defended against the...