Black Veterans From the Second World War (Imperial War Museum)

Sunday 1st November 2015,

Find out about the African and Caribbean war effort during the Second World War including the lesser-known stories of black and Asian secret agents in this interactive talk by historian Tony Warner.

Watch interviews revealing the experiences of black veterans from Spitfire and bomber pilots to Nigerian and Somali troops who fought in Burma.

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