Forgotten Voices
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A series of audio tapes and books put together by the Imperial War Museum
, the Forgotten Voices series brings the IWM
's sound archive to life. The sound archive features thousands of interviews with people who survived wars in which the British were involved in the 20th Century. Each book has been compiled by an individual 'author', though with the exception of the introduction to each chapter, almost the entirety of each book is made up of the archive extracts.
The series currently comprises the following books:
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, the Forgotten Voices series brings the IWM
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's sound archive to life. The sound archive features thousands of interviews with people who survived wars in which the British were involved in the 20th Century. Each book has been compiled by an individual 'author', though with the exception of the introduction to each chapter, almost the entirety of each book is made up of the archive extracts.
The series currently comprises the following books:
- Forgotten Voices of the Great WarForgotten Voices of the Great WarForgotten Voices of the Great War is a collection of interviews with people who lived through the first World War. The book is part of the Imperial War Museum's oral archive....
by Max ArthurMax ArthurMax Arthur is an oral and military historian and author who specialises in first-hand recollections of historical events, particularly the two World Wars of the twentieth century. He has worked closely with the Imperial War Museum to bring together two books in the Forgotten Voices series,... - Forgotten Voices of The Somme by Joshua Levine
- Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle for Britain by Joshua Levine
- Forgotten Voices of the Second World WarForgotten Voices of the Second World WarForgotten Voices of the Second World War consists of interviews with soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians of most nationalities who saw action during World War II. The interviews were drawn from the Imperial War Museum's sound archive. Many of the recordings had not been heard since the 1970s...
by Max Arthur - Forgotten Voices of D-Day by Roderick Bailey
- Forgotten Voices of the Secret War by Roderick Bailey
- Forgotten Voices of the HolocaustForgotten Voices of the HolocaustForgotten Voices of the Holocaust is a collection of interviews with victims of the Holocaust as well as people who collaborated with or worked directly for the Nazi regime. The Imperial War Museum commissioned Lyn Smith to work with them on their sound archive...
by Lyn Smith - Forgotten Voices of the FalklandsForgotten Voices of the FalklandsForgotten Voices of the Falklands/Malvinas uses the resources of the Imperial War Museum’s Sound Archive to present the first complete oral history of the Falklands War...
by Hugh McManners - Forgotten Voices of Burma by Julian Thompson
- Forgotten Voices of Dunkirk by Joshua Levine
- Forgotten Voices of the Victoria Cross by Roderick Bailey