Living through air raids | History - Children of World War Two
We meet Alan and his grand-daughter Isabel. Alan lived in north London during the Second World War and was in his home when the neighbour's house suffered a ...
What To Do In An Air Raid (1940)
What to do in an air raid.
Your Anderson Shelter This Winter (1940)
What was it like in an air raid shelter?
Your Home As An Air Raid Shelter (1940)
How to protect your home during the blitz.
London Blitz (1941)
Life during the London Blitz
The Belfast Blitz
WW2: How did an elephant beat the Belfast Blitz?A miraculous escape When Germany bombed Belfast as part of the Blitz during World War Two, the massive air raids left more than a thousand people dead. But the authorities were afraid that bombs might not be the only danger to human life – they were also worried about zoo animals going on the rampage.
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