Monday 18 May 2020
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Ages 7-9 (KS2)Age 9-11 (KS2)Age 11-14 (KS3)
Gadgets and Disguises
IWM expert Ngaire shares stories of real life spies and the invaluable role they played during the Second World War. Ngaire will show us the ingenious gadgets and disguises they used to help them complete missions in enemy territory, without getting caught!
What would it be like to be a top secret spy?
Part of the Adventures in History series, created during the lockdown of Spring 2020.
Curriculum Links and Learning Objectives
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KS3/4 - Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world, 1901-present.
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GCSE - Warfare and British society, c1250-Present.
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To explore the roles of spies in the Second World War.
Explore Further

Third Officer Eillen Wood of Bolton, Lancs operating a Typex Mark II cryptograph machine which codes and decodes messages in such a way that it is said to be impossible for the enemy to break them down. © IWM A 23510
Explore Further
Successfully cracking top secret codes used by Nazi Germany helped the Allies win the Second World War. Find out more about what happened and hear from a veteran who worked for the RAF's code-breaking division.
Video hosted on the BBC Teach website.