The aftermath of a bombing raid in London during WW2. | Old England in Colour

London and other industrial cities faced massive bombing raids. The goal? To obliterate Britain's war industries and force the RAF's fighters into the air where they would be destroyed. The hope was the British people would then seek peace. #London #BombingRaids #WarIndustries #RAF #GermanAircraft #WWII | War Stories

Parts of the UK have paused to mark two decades since the 7/7 London bombings. #9News GALLERY: https://nine.social/Z9F | 9 News

london bombings 7th july 2005

Seventy five years ago today, much of the city of London burned to the ground in the biggest Blitz raid the city endured. Today, survivors gathered to remember the efforts of those who rescued the many injured and recover the remains of those who died. More: http://bit.ly/1PvwBH4 | ITV London

Use objects, eyewitness accounts, and expert myth-busting to find out what it was like to live through the Blitz in our live stream for schools. | London Museum

This remarkable footage, filmed during the London Blitz, shows the strength and resilience of ordinary people caught in one of Britain’s darkest chapters. Among the ruins of shattered homes, a couple stand in the wreckage of their house, determined to carry on despite the devastation. Around them, rescue workers battle fires, pull survivors from the rubble, and carry the wounded to First Aid Posts, where exhausted medics fight to save lives. It was a nightly struggle — courage in the face of des