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Peggy Prince received an M.B.E. after making two journeys out to sea in a canoe in order to rescue the crew of a crashed bomber, saving the wireless operators life. 1940
High Street, Sturry, Canterbury, EnglandHigh Street, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent, England. During World War Two Sturry was the most bombed village in England, and no building in this picture remains today.. Date: 1900s
Blitz in the City of London - AFS firefighters, WW2Blitz in the City of London - AFS firefighters at work with hoses following a bombing raid. Date: 1940s
Blitz in London -- St Bride Street, Farringdon Street, WW2Blitz in London -- St Bride Street and Farringdon Street, with firefighters at work in a smoky atmosphere and pedestrians walking by
WW2 Memorabilia - Damaged Cafe informing suppliersWW2 Home Front Memorabilia - Damaged Cafe Colette of Swallow Street, London sending information on a printed card to inform suppliers that (likely due to Bomb damage)
Avro Lancaster I R5868s for Sugar being bombed upAvro Lancaster I, R5868,s for Sugar, being bombed up
Blitz in London -- warehouses, Surrey Docks, WW2Warehouses ablaze following heavy bombing raids on the Surrey Commercial Docks in Rotherhithe, SE London
Winston Churchill in Bristol, 1941Winston Churchill visits bomb-damaged Bristol on 12th April 1941, during World War Two. Date: 12th April 1941
WW2 - Chef cooking in a bombed-out street - Blitz, LondonWW2 - His restaurant and kitchen destroyed by German bombing, a Chef continues to cook al fresco in a bombed-out street - Blitz, London. Date: circa 1941
NFS (London Region) Pimlico V1 bombing attack, WW2The aftermath of a V1 flying bomb attack in Winchester Street, Pimlico. NFS firefighters join other rescue workers at the scene
King and Queen inspecting bomb damage at Buckingham PalaceKing George VI and Queen Elizabeth pictured among the rubble at Buckingham Palace following German air raids during the Blitz, September 1940
Blitz in London -- Whitechapel Fire StationWhitechapel Fire Station in Whitechapel Road having suffered heavy blast damage following a bombing raid on 8 September 1940
Your Britain - Fight for it NOW - World War 2 public information Poster designed by Abram Games for the War Office - first published in 1942. Date: 1942
Blitz in London -- bomb disposal at Charing CrossBlitz in London -- soldiers using a trolley to remove a land mine on Hungerford Railway Bridge, Charing Cross, on 17 April 1941
Where Did That One Go To? by Bruce BairnsfatherThe very first cartoon published in The Bystander by Bruce Bairnsfather (later Captain) of the 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Blitz in London -- warehouses, Surrey Docks, WW2Warehouses in a smoky atmosphere following heavy bombing raids on the Surrey Commercial Docks in Rotherhithe, SE London
Evacuation as a National Service - PosterIt Might by You! Caring for Evacuees is a National Service circa 1942
Blitz in London -- Glengall Road, Peckham, WW2Blitz in London -- Glengall Road, Peckham, SE London, 12 September 1940. Date: 1940
Blitz in London -- Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell, WW2Blitz in London -- Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell. General view showing the fire damage caused by incendiary bombs on 21 February 1944, including the top floor of the Steam Pipe Company. Date: 1944
Bomb damage in Sidney Street, East London, WW2. Both sides of the entire street were shattered by two bombs. Date: 1940
City of London handcart with scrap bomb metal, WW2WW2 - City of London Corporation handcart containing scrap metal, including bomb ordinance, Southwark Bridge, London
Blitz in London -- AFS personnel receiving treatment, WW2With the Blitz still at its height
LFB and the Blitz - Queen Victoria StreetThe moment that an unsupported front wall of a building, severely damaged by fire, dramatically collapsed into the street
View of City fires from St Pauls Cathedral, WW2Blitz in London -- view of City fires from St Pauls Cathedral following an air raid
Blitz in London -- sub-fire station, Finsbury, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters clearing debris at what was their sub-fire station in Hugh Myddleton Primary School, Finsbury, EC1. The building took a direct hit from a high explosive bomb
Blitz in London -- rescue workers in bombed street, WW2Blitz in London -- rescue teams and building workers (not firefighters) searching and making safe houses in Sydney Street, East London, after a bombing raid in the East End
Blitz in London -- Greenwich fire station, WW2Blitz in London -- Greenwich fire station, SE London, suffered extensive bomb damage during the early days of the bombing campaign
Fighting fires at Thames Haven oil tanks, WW2Fighting fires at Thames Haven oil tanks during the Second World War
St. Pauls after BlitzA bomb site next to St. Pauls Cathedral, London, seen from Bread Street after the World War Two Blitz
Blitz in London -- pulling debris clear, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters pulling debris clear following an air raid. Date: 1940s
Blitz in London -- Saffron Hill, WW2Blitz in London -- men at work in Saffron Hill, City of London, 26 October 1940. Date: 1940
Thurstons Billiards House, Leicester Square - Bombed - 1940The bombed out remains of Thurstons Billiard House on Leicester Square during the Blitz on London, WWII. The corner building was hit by a parachute mine at 3:30am on 16th October 1940
Blitz in London, ship at Surrey Commercial Docks, WW2A badly damaged cargo ship at the Surrey Commercial Docks complex after being engulfed by the fires caused by heavy bombing raids during the Second World War
Firefighters in action, Rosebery Avenue, WW2Firefighters in action in burning debris in Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell, London, following a flying bomb attack. Date: 1944
Blitz in London -- salvaged mail, Calthorpe Street, WW2Blitz in London -- following the bombing of Mount Pleasant Post Office on 18 June 1943, salvaged mail was temporarily piled up in nearby Calthorpe Street. Date: 1943
Blitz in London -- damage to tanks, Thames Haven, WW2Blitz in London -- damage to tanks and pipelines at Thames Haven, near Thurrock, Essex, 7 September 1940
Blitz in London -- Winkleys Wharf, Millwall, WW2Blitz in London -- Winkleys Wharf, Millwall, 22 March 1944. Showing firefighters in action on barrels of paraffin wax. Date: 1944
Heroic deeds of the War - Corporal Josephine M C RobinsHeroic deeds of WW2 - Corporal Josephine M C Robins, a member of the Womens Auxiliary Air Force (WaF)
Blitz in London -- damage to tanks, Thames Haven, WW2Blitz in London -- damage to tanks, Thames Haven, near Thurrock, Essex, 7 September 1940
Foam applied at oil tank fire, Thames Haven, WW2Fire crews applying foam to a fire at the Thames Haven oil tank fire, near Thurrock, Essex
King and Queen tour West London raid damageKing George VI and Queen Elizabeth talking to Mrs Eals who was saved by taking cover in an Anderson shelter when her house was bombed during an air raid in September 1940
Salvage operation in Victoria Park Road, East London, WW2Salvage operation in Victoria Park Road, East London, following a flying bomb explosion, 19 June 1944. Date: 1944
Bow Church and Bread Street, London - following WW2 BlitzBow Church and Bread Street, London - following the WW2 Blitz on London by the German Luftwaffe. Date: circa 1941
de Havilland Mosquito BIV DZ379 being bombed upde Havilland Mosquito BIV, DZ379, being bombed up
Bomb damage in PlymouthThe morning after the raid - Plymouth. Mr Widdicombe walks through the bombed streets to salvage what he can of his belongings
Bombed out StalingradJust after the German surrender
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth watching an air battle while visiting bombed areas in London. They are standing on the edge of a large crater. Date: 27th September 1940
King George VI's visit to the bomb-shattered East End of London in September 1940: shaking hands with the little daughter, Joan Miles, of the caretaker of a school which was bombed
An insurgent air attack on Malaga, Spain, during the civil war. Date: 1936
An air raid in progress on Malaga: blazing oil tanks. Spanish Civil War. Page from The Illustrated London News, 3rd October 1936. Date: 1936
Malaga under bombardment: unique photographs of the big aerial attack by General Franco. Spanish Civil War. Pages from The Illustrated London News, 23rd January 1937. Date: 1937
WW2 - The wreckage of a group of Italian Fighters and Bombers - Western Desert. Date: 1941
Tate Gallery bombed, 1940Page from The Tatler reporting on the damage done to the Tate Gallery by German bombs in November 1940
Maps and photographs revealing how Paris created a fake city just on its outskirts, designed to confuse enemy raiders. Date: 1920
The Mexican Revolution - Bomb damageThe Mexican Revolution (November 20, 1910 - December 1, 1920) - A bomb-damaged building in Mexcio City - photograph by Heliodoro Juan Gutierrez (1878-1934)
WW1 - Air Raid bombing damage to Istanbul - October, 1918. Date: circa 1918
Old Coventry Cathedral, bombed in World War Two; the ruins are on consecrated ground and still form part of the whole cathedral with the new building Date: 1960s
Suffragettes bomb Westminster Abbey 1914Suffragettes left a small bomb in Westminster Abbey, London, next to the Coronation Chair, coursing miner damage to the chair and walls with no injuries. 11 June 1914
Blitz in London -- Sparricks Row, Southwark, WW2Blitz in London -- firefighters in action with hoses inside a building in Sparricks Row, Southwark, during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s
The Mystery Of The Bombed HotelAn illustrated front cover for The Mystery Of The Bombed Hotel, written by Anthony Skene, no. 22 in the pulp fiction series, The Sexton Blake Library. Date: circa 1940s
Inspecting Blitz bomb damage, Christie's Auctioneers, WW2Inspecting Blitz bomb damage at Christie's Auction House, King Street, London, during the Second World War Date: circa 1941
Coventry Cathedral in ruins after bombing, WW2 Date: 1940
Explosion of a bridge on Western Front, WW1German explosion of a bridge on the Western Front, First World War, isolating Allied troops. 1914-1918
Mrs Robert Hudson wife of Minister of Agriculture and member of the Women's Voluntary Service, in East End, London
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visiting the East End of London, which suffered fierce bombing
Bomb damage in a London suburb, WW2Bomb damage in a London suburb during the Second World War (23 August 1940). Bombs were dropped in the early hours of the morning
SWEDEN BOMBED BY USSRGravestones in the Swedish village of Pajala, which was bombed by the Russians. Soviet radio denied the bombings, but Soviet planes and bombs were clearly seen. Date: 1940
Broadcasting soon after an air raid, WW2Broadcasting soon after an air raid, with bombed buildings in the background, during WW2 Date: 1941
Bombed railway bridge, Arnsberg GermanyVintage World War II photograph - official US military photo: bombed railway bridge, Arnsberg Germany
Bombed railway bridge, Netze, GermanyVintage World War II photograph - official US military photo: bombed railway bridge, Netze, Germany, 9th Airforce bombardment
WW1 - Attack on London - St. Batholomew the Greatcirca 1910s
Sophienkirche, Dresden Germany, demolished in 1962Vintage 19th century photograph - Sophienkirche, Dresden Germany, heavily bombed in World War II and demolished in 1962
WW II - Submarine at Deshimag Shipyard, Bremen GermanyWorld War II - Submarine at Deshimag Shipyard in Bremen Germany, yard had recently been bombed by the Allies
Clearing debris during the BlitzThis image was generated using WaterMark, designed and engineered by HighWater Designs Ltd
Spurgeons Orphanage, StockwellStockwell orphanage, founded by Charles Spurgeon, opened in 1869 off Stockwell Park Road, on a site which is now part of the Stockwell Park Estate. The building was bombed in World War Two
London Hippodrome posters revealed after air raidPosters for the London Hippodrome revealed after a bomb blast stripped away hoardings in October 1940
Civilian War Victims Memorial, Doornenburg, HollandThis village remained in German hands until April 1945 when it was liberated on Easter Sunday
Bomb damage in Coventry, WW2Bomb damage in Coventry during the Second World War. circa 1940
Malines Cathedral damaged by German shell, WW1Malines (Mechelen) Cathedral, Belgium, damaged by German shell fire, 3 September 1914, at the start of the First World War. 1914
Bombed shop, London Road, ManchesterBombed shop in London Road, Manchester, May 1939, believed to be caused by an IRA bomb. 1939
Wartime bomb damage in Old Street, London, WW2Aerial view of wartime bomb damage in Old Street, London, near the Bovril factory. Seen here are the premises of Sumerling & Co Ltd, with debris scattered on the pavement. Date: 1940s
Shell-damaged building in northern France, WW1Shell-damaged building in northern France, First World War. Painting by Denys Wells. circa 1918
Ruined church near Western Front, WW1Ruined church near the Western Front, First World War. 1914-1918
