The Second World War

The Second World War in Wales (Geoff Charles Photographs)

This book includes photographs of people and events in small towns and rural areas, mostly in mid Wales, during the Second World War. This unique photographic depiction of how people in parts of Wales responded during this era of conflict and change is accompanied by text and interpretation written by The National Library of Wales Education Service.

Welsh people's experiences of the Second World War

This pack is suitable for pupils in KS2 and KS3. The themes covered in this resource are:

• Children's experiences: Evacuees, Loss, Safeguarding Lives
• The Home Front and rationing: War preparations, Rationing, Recycling
• A soldier's story: Humphrey Watkin Hughes, Remembrance

Wales and The Second World War

This pack is suitable for pupils in KS4 and KS5. The themes covered in this resource are:

• David Lloyd George
• Gareth Vaughan Jones
• Children's lives during the Second World War
• Women's lives during the Second World War
• The Home Front during the Second World War

The Second World War in Wales Workshop available

A workshop that explores the lives of people in Wales during the Second World War, with a particular focus on the lives of children. Film, original items from the period and the Geoff Charles photograph collection are all used to deliver an interactive and hands on workshop. Duration: 2 hours.
Key Stages 2, 3, and 4.

Email addysg@llgc.org.uk for more infromation.