Little children preparing to evacuate the city to countryside, 1940

A child sleeping in a Christmas decorated air raid shelter, 1940

An air raid warden guarding a bomb crater

London nurses cleaning up a hospital ward after it was hit during a night of bombings, 1941

London women working a searchlight as they try to find German bombers for anti-aircraft guns to hit, 1943

Children celebrating Christmas in a tube station during an air raid, 1940

A 24-year old woman shielding three children (one of which was her son) with her body during an air raid, 1940

Londoners taking shelter in a tube station, 1940

British children during a precautionary air raid drill, 1940