Pecha Kucha: Beyond 1939 - Europe #2

Photographs and explorations include: The Targets / A Breakthrough in the Back Garden / Perfecting the Technique / The Squadron comes Together / The Plan / The Night of the Raid / The Result / Celebrity Status

Headings include: Turning the Idea Into Reality / A New Squadron / The Targets / The Raid / Reaction to the Raid / The Film

Article includes audio description of the raid (may not be playable).

Headings include: Mathemetician / Enigma and The Bombe / Hut 8, Bletchley Park / Turingery and Delilah / The Universal Turing Machine / Legacy.

Headings include: Facts About the Enigma Machine / History / How It Worked / Historical Significance / Frequently Asked Questions.

Headings include: History of the enigma / Invention of the Rotor Machine (1915) / Glowlamp Enigma (1924) / Commercial Enigma (1926) / Zählwerk Enigma (1928) / Military Enigma (1932) / Manufacturers / The Polish Breakthrough (1933) / World War II / The Polish Gift / Bletchley Park / The Ultra Secret / The Battle of the Atlantic / The Abwehr Enigma / The Japanese Enigma / Improvements / Relatives of Enigma / After the War / Other WWII German Cipher Machines / Enigma Family Tree / Enigma Timeline…

Headings include: Blitzkrieg Definition / Uses of Blitzkrieg in World War II / Was Blitzkrieg Truly a New Form of Warfare? / Later uses of Blitzkrieg

Article includes links to relevant battles and a map.

Headings include: Hitler dictates Terms / Allies Unprepared / German Tactics / New form of Warfare? / Antecedents / Development of the Strategy / Applying the Doctrine

Headings include: Painful Lessons from World War I / What’s a Blitzkrieg Attack / Why Couldn’t the Allies Stop the Blitzkrieg / Blitzkrieg Meets the Soviet Army /

Headings include: Background and Objectives / Battle of Leyte Gulf / Casualties and Aftermath / Articles and Clippings About the Battle of Leyte Gulf

Headings include: Background / Battle of the Sibuyan Sea / Battle of the Surigao Strait / Battle off Cape Engaño / Aftermath

Headings include: Background / The Japanese Plan / Fleets and Commanders / Sibuyan Sea / Surigao Strait / Cape Engaño / Samar / Aftermath

Includes 4 books: Life during World War II, Women Pilots of World War II, Women With Wings, World War II Spies

A look at the role of women in the Second World War in the lead up to the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

Headings include: Rosie the Riveter Was More Influential
Than Glamour girls / Women in Civilian Jobs Learned Valuable Skills / Women Served in Dangerous Roles in teh U.S. Military / Working Women endured Harrassment, Miserable Working Co0n ditions and Low Pay / Women’s Roles Continued to Expand int eh Postwar Era

Headings include: The Impact of WWII on Women’s Work / Inequality and Discrimination

by Cheryl Mullenbach

Headings include: Fighting Racism at Home and Abroad / ‘A Breath of Freedom’ / Coming ‘Home’

Headings include: Discrimination in the Military / Fighting War on Two Fronts / The 761st Tank Battalion and the Tuskagee Airmen / After the War, a Continued Fight for Civil Rights