Summary
Sunday marks the 60th anniversary of VE Day - the momentous day when Europe was finally freed from the immediate horrors of World War II. Here, historian and broadcaster Phil Carradice looks back at how ordinary Welsh people greeted the end of six long years of hardship, fear and death
AS someone who regards himself as a child of the Second World War - my parents met in 1940 and were married in 1946 - I still find it hard to get an accurate grasp of what it was like to live through those turbulent war years.See the full content of this document
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Joy Tinged with Sadness
Bare facts cannot begin to catch the mood of the moment and so what I tried to do in Wales at War and Coming Home was to record real voices, real memories, before they were lost for ever.
Having spent countless hours talking...See the full content of this document
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