
On West Sussex Past Pictures you can discover hundreds of World War Two images of West Sussex, such as those on this page, including VE and VJ Day celebrations, home defences and soldiers. Search for 'VE Day' in Advanced Search: Any Text; or 'World War Two' in Advanced Search: Period Name.

Find out more about the lives of famous Britons that helped make VE and VJ Day possible, with free access to the Dictionary of National Biography from home.

Screen Archive South East, have put together a new archive film 'War and Peace' to commemorate Britain's wartime Home Front as seen through the eyes of filmakers, culminating in all the exhilaration and exuberance of the VE Day celebrations.

Bletchley Park, the home of the WW2 codebreakers, have produced a free downloadable pack about VE Day.

The National Army Museum has a series of online events and information about Remembrance. Plus virtual exhibitions of VE Day and World War Two accounts and images and a series of online events to mark VJ Day.

Friday 8th May 2020 marked the 75th anniversary of VE Day and the end of World War Two in Europe, and Saturday 15th August 2020 marked 75 years since the end of World War Two in Japan, known as VJ Day. West Sussex Libraries have a wide range of resources for you including photographs, audio clips from veterans from World War One, World Two and post 1945 conflicts, historic newspaper reports, plus links to information from other organisations.

Join in with this emotional song, chosen for the VE Day and VJ 75 Singalong celebrations.
West Sussex Libraries' Melody for the Mind uses singing to increase wellbeing. Including links to reminiscence material, sheet music and images.
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Military Voices Past and Present is oral history project from West Sussex Libraries to record the experiences of local veterans in 20th Century conflicts, including World War Two. Listen to audio clips of veterans who served in WW2, including Vera Bartram who worked at Bletchley Park.

You can now borrow e books about VE and VJ Day and World War Two for free with your library card. Search for VE and VJ Day and World War Two and download books through our RB Digital Service.


Find out about VE and VJ Day and World War Two with free access to Britannica Library, a recommended source of general information with images and videos to help bring topics alive. Available in junior, student and adult editions.

The Royal British Legion have lots of information about World War Two, including a VE Day learning pack for children aged 7-14 years.

Find out about all the battles, campaigns and personalities in World War Two and VE Day with free access to Oxford Reference for library users.

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Wartime West Sussex 1939-1945 has hundreds of digitised resources about the Home Front in West Sussex, including diary accounts and newspaper reports on VE Day and VJ Day and audio clips of wartime memories. Heritage Lottery funded project from West Sussex Libraries.

What does the word 'Victory' mean? Find out with free access to the Oxford English Dictionary for library members.

Read about West Sussex Record Office's World War Two archive material in their VE Day blog. Explore the catalogue to find out what else WSRO holds and search the online photo database for hundreds of WW2 images.

Find out how VE Day and VJ Day were reported in 1945 with free access to the Times Digital Archive using your library card. Search articles by date or browse to discover more about World War Two and VE and VJ Days.

The Imperial War Museum have produced a four minute soundscape featuring first-hand accounts of VE Day selected from IWM's vast archive for VE Day 75 Further material including images of VJ Day celebrations are available on the IWM website.