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The invasion of Poland marked the beginning of the horror of World War II. After the concessions made to Hitler in Czechoslovakia, both France and England couldn’t simply look the other way when Hitler violated the polish border. This is a subject, then, of capital historical relevance and it’s teaching in class fundamental. This article remarks the didactical resources for it’s better explaining through the use of literary texts that help students to complete their vision of the analyzed facts. The intersected and close connection between History and Literature stands once more vindicated.

How did the political figures of the 70s and 80s influenced the way in which the history of Portuguese and Spanish colonial empires was told? That is the main question this article intends to answer. History manuals can stigmatize a period or evoke for eternity the figure of a determined monarch or politician. From the assumption that the textbook has been the educational resource most used to the development of the study of History, it’s interesting to analyse the way in which these books presented to Portuguese and Spanish students both the history and the characters of their colonial empires. For that purpose this article examines the main set of books shared in the Iberian Peninsula during the 70s and 80s with the intention of reflecting on the connection between their historical contents and the distinct political scenarios in Spain and Portugal. The selected books belong to the 2nd cycle of secondary education (in the case of New State), corresponding after the 3rd cycle of basic education (Democratic period) in the case of Portugal and also to the General Basic Education in Spain.

The so-called «Battle of Britain» is one of the key episodes of the Second World War due to the fact that it marks the first time that Hitler’s ambitions were slowed down in a severe way. Churchill’s resistance, and with him England’s, means the first stone of a building made of nations facing the III Reich. It is therefore a deeply significant issue to take into the classroom, and for structuring didactic strategies to help with its understanding. At this point, Literature is shown as an unbeatable area for supporting History. We should reach it, we have the possibility to take advantage from great quality literary texts which deal with these matters to illustrate historical explanations. That is the purpose of this article, to reflect about the relationship between History and Literature, to explain the «Battle of Britain» and to illustrate it providing literary texts that help us understand the situations and events in question.