Max Arthur

On 6th June 1944 Britain woke up to a profound silence. Overnight, 160,000 Allied troops had vanished and an eerie emptiness settled over the country. The majority of those men would never return. This is the story of that extraordinary 24 hours. Using a wealth of first person testimonies, renowned historian Max Arthur recounts a remarkable new oral history of D-Day, beginning with the two years leading up to the silent day which saw the UK transformed...

After the fall of France in May 1940, the British Expeditionary Force was miraculously evacuated from Dunkirk. Britain now stood alone to face Hitler's inevitable invasion attempt. For the German Army to be landed across the Channel, Hitler needed mastery of the skies - the RAF would have to be broken.

This skillfully compiled anthology draws on the successful 'Forgotten Voices' series. 'Lest We Forget' brings together first-hand recollections from the Great War to the Second World War to illustrate the impact of war. It is a moving insight into the conflicts of the 20th century.

This is a landmark work using unique Imperial War Museum archive material, in which the story of World War One is told in the words of the men and women who were actually there.

From the Battle of the River Plate and Dunkirk to D-Day and the Pacific War, the memories of the men who took part in each campaign are vividly clear. Both the surviving naval VC holders tell their amazing stories.

Max Arthur interviewed some of the surviving British soldiers from the First World War. 'Last Post' is the last word from these survivors left in 2004 as they speak for possibly the last time.