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Find out more about every day life and experiences during wartime:

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Want to go deeper into the issues and history of the Second World War and social history? Why not sample the range of further study available through the Open University courses?

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Research everyday life and experiences of the war - you can start from your desktop with our collection of books and weblinks.

Reading the war

We've selected 100 of the best books about the Second World War - discover them in reading the war.

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Get a feel for the OU's genealogy course with our start writing family history sample.

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