For many families, the most difficult part of a wartime Christmas would be spending the festive season apart from loved ones. Many men were fighting abroad or were being held as prisoners of war. Christmas luxuries were also hard to come by at a time when even basic foods were scarce. This issue of our e-newsletter brings you some of our favourite seasonal images and films.
From homemade Christmas cards to extra rations via Red Cross parcels, many prisoners of war were able to find ways to keep their spirits up over the festive period.
Congratulations to Peter Roch and Jason Davidson for winning best use of IWM Archive at this year's Short Film Festival with 'This Little Chicken & The Victoria Cross.'
Explore our seasonal clip compilation including a wartime propaganda short capturing the Blitz spirit and a Ministry of Information animation reminding people to post early.
