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London at War – Relics of the Home Front from the World Wars

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April 4, 2011 By Pen and Sword Books

London at War - Relics of the Home Front from the World Wars

The two world wars of the twentieth century seem so distant from us now, a lifetime ago, in a different age. Yet in London the evidence of these … [Read more...]

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Cabmen’s shelters, London

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Scattered throughout London are small green sheds which, as you approach them, are often bathed in the smell of fresh coffee and cooking … [Read more...]

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Foundering in soft snow: Bowers' sledge team; Wilson pushing; Oates and PO Evans repairing, Beardmore Glacier, 13 December 1911. Pic HLF

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HSL102, a former air-sea rescue launch is to get new engines Pic - PNBPT

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