Category: Research

Lots of ring binder folders organised on metal shelves.

Primary sources on the Internet Archive

Published on 6th March 2023

In my research, I sometimes photograph or scan primary sources. Up until now, they’ve sat on my hard drive, inaccessible to anyone else. On occasion,…

Research help: Operation Colossus

A group photograph of X Troop, the men that participated in Operation Colossus

Research help: Operation Colossus

Published on 6th January 2022

I’m researching a book about the Second World War Operation Colossus, the first operation undertaken by British paratroopers. I know there aren’t any surviving veterans…