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Map Man is a BBC documentary series first broadcast on BBC Two in 2004 and repeated in 2013. Each episode recounts a particular tale in the history of British cartography , with a particular emphasis on the individuals whose dedication and ingenuity led to the production of some of history's most ground-breaking maps.
9th (Highland) Infantry Division; 12th (Eastern) Infantry Division; 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division; 18th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) 23rd (Northumbrian) Division; 36th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) 38th (Welsh) Infantry Division; 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division; 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division; 44th (Home Counties) Division
In 1939, the armoured division comprised 9,442 men all ranks, this increased to 14,964 men all ranks by 1944; of this latter figure, the division had a combat strength of around 7,000 men with only 3,400 of these men being in the division's nine rifle companies compared to a combat strength of around 5,000 men in the American armoured division ...
The military history of the United Kingdom in World War II covers the Second World War against the Axis powers, starting on 3 September 1939 with the declaration of war by the United Kingdom and France, followed by the UK's Dominions, Crown colonies and protectorates on Nazi Germany in response to the invasion of Poland by Germany. There was ...
The following divisions from British Crown Colonies served in World War II: Divisions of the British Army. 1st African Division; 2nd African Division; 11th African Division; 12th African Division; 81st West African Division; 82nd West African Division; Divisions of the Indian Army
GCSE Bitesize was launched in January 1998, covering seven subjects. For each subject, a one- or two-hour long TV programme would be broadcast overnight in the BBC Learning Zone block, and supporting material was available in books and on the BBC website. At the time, only around 9% of UK households had access to the internet at home.
Horror in the East: Japan and the Atrocities of World War II (2000, 2 Episodes, 98 minutes, 4:3 Fullscreen, 1 Disc) Documentary on the Japanese Army's atrocities in the Asia-Pacific war and why the Japanese fought to the death. Supplements on the Indian Army and the Burma War. 7. Battlefields (2001, 4 Episodes, 194 minutes, 16:9 Anamorphic, 1 Disc)
This is a Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II covering Britain 1939–45. For a narrative history and bibliography of the home front see United Kingdom home front during World War II , as well as history of Scotland § Second World War 1939–45 and history of Northern Ireland § Second World War . [ 1 ]