Blitz, the German word for 'lightning', was applied by the British press to the tempest of heavy and frequent bombing raids carried out over Britain in 1940 and 1941. This concentrated ...

This led to the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940, followed by the targeted bombing of towns and cities during the Blitz. Germany had overwhelmed France and seized control of the capital ...

During the Blitz, the government even launched the campaign “Dig for Victory,” inviting people to repurpose backyards and ...

It would act as a target for the explosive bombs to follow. Mr McKellar said: “In 1940, the first raids [prior to the Blitz] had hit Filton, due to the Bristol Aeroplane Company, at the time the ...

We open the 1940s songbook for a tribute to the legendary stars who kept us smiling through our darkest days. Spirit Of The Blitz recaptures the tenacious optimism of war-torn Britain on the long ...