1. THE HOME FRONT DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
THE BLITZ

2. Sounds of the Blitz
"First, there was the alert, a wail rising and falling for two minutes. There was not one siren but a series, as the note was taken up by borough after borough. Then, there was a heavy, uneven throb of the bombers. Then there were many noises. The howling of dogs; the sound of a high explosive bomb falling, like a tearing sheet; the clatter of little incendiaries on the roofs and pavements; the dull thud of walls collapsing; the burglar alarms which destruction had set ringing; the crackle of flames, a relishing, licking noise, and the bells of the fire engines".

3. Air Raid Siren

4. The First Air Raid on Mainland Britain

5. No Buildings Were Spared – Can You Guess What This Was?

6. Nowadays, this is a well known department store.

7. A Bombed Street

8. A House Being Bombed!

9. A Medical Crew at a Blitz Site

10. A Victim of an Attack

11. A Policeman Tries to Console The Attack Victim

12. Searchlights

14. What’s Left After a Bombing Raid

15. Casualties in the Blitz
         
First Night: 7th/8th September 1940
430 killed
16,000 seriously injured
From 7th September 1940 to New Year's Day 1941
13,339 killed
17,937 seriously injured.
Night of May 10th/11th 1941
1,436 killed
1,752 seriously injured .

16. SHELTER DURING THE WAR

17. Anderson Shelter Under Construction

18. Into The Shelter!

19. Inside an Anderson Shelter

20. Still Standing!

21. Inside the Anderson Shelter

22. Cut-away of an Anderson Shelter

23. After The Raid!

24. View From The Top Bunk

25. The Morrison Shelter

26. An Alternative Use for a Morrison Shelter

27. Morrison Shelter Cartoon

28. Where Are These People Sheltering?

29. A Shelter Fitted Out With Bunk Beds

30. Even Trains Were Used!

31. Sleeping in the Underground

32. Sleep in the Underground

33. They’re Still Asleep!

34. Asleep on the Escalator!

35. View From The Tunnel

36. An Underground Store

37. Shelter Instructions

38. Shelter Entertainment

39. A School Shelter

40. A Surface Shelter

41. Telephonists At Work

42. A Week’s Rations!

43. Gas Rattle

44. Adult Gas Mask

45. Mickey Mouse Gas Mask

46. A Baby’s Gas Mask

47. Gas Mask Poster

48. The Blackout – Note the White Stripe!

49. The Blackout – What Change Has Been Made to This Car?

50. You Couldn’t Miss These Steps!

51. Evacuation Poster

52. Encouraging Evacuation

53. Evacuation Poster

54. Some Children Refused To Be Evacuated!

55. Happy Evacuees!!

56. Feeding the Pigs!

57. An Evacuee – with Hen!

58. Evacuated Children in Devon

59. Mum Sets Off To Visit Her Children

60. A Visit From Mum!

61. What Are These Evacuees Mending?

62. If You Were Thinking Of Bringing Them Back……..