Tutor information
Sarah Miller
Dr Sarah-Louise Miller is a historian of war and conflict, specialising in the Second World War and the use of military intelligence. She is currently a visiting scholar at the University of Oxford’s Faculty of History, and is a member of Kellogg College, Oxford. She is also a full-time lecturer in the Defence Studies Department at King’s College London. Sarah writes widely on intelligence and the Second World War, and appears regularly on British television, having featured on various history documentaries for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky History.
Courses
Marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day – the Allied landings in Normandy – and the beginning of the Liberation of Europe from Nazi rule. How was it achieved, and what were the immediate consequences for the peoples of occupied Europe?
This day school will examine both the history of espionage and the trends that shape the intelligence world and international security situation in the twenty-first century. Join us in Oxford or watch online.
Churchill’s “Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”, inflatable tanks, the battle in the ether to wargames underground, this course will look at Britain’s Secret War, 1939-1945, deconstructing famous battles and events such as D-Day and the Battle of Britain.
Behind military operations, battlefield actions and political decision-making throughout the Second World War, people and organisations worked to produce vital intelligence. This course will explore their contributions - secret, but vital to victory.