PowerPoint Show by Andrew

Workers clear debris from the lot where a home once stood, London, 1940.

Damage in London during The Blitz, 1940.

Britons work a "victory garden" in the midst of World War II, 1940.

A London bus rests in a massive crater left by a German bomb, 1940.

London smolders 1940.

Firemen battle to control flames raging through a town house ravaged by a direct hit in 1940, while right, this eerie image shows a London road deserted and covered in rubble after an air raid.

A view of London after a German air raid - 1940.

The random nature of the bombing is clearly demonstrated here as a church, right, remains untouched while a vast swathe of buildings close by were reduced to rubble.

Workers wielding pick-axes and shovels are tasked with clearing away the remains of bombed building that would have once stood next to this Central London church.

Military personnel examine a German bomb that failed to detonate.

A man sits on a park bench in London, reading a book, 1940; a moored "barrage balloon" is visible in the background, while a second one soars high in the distance.

A London Civil Defense Rescue crew helps remove injured and dead civilians from destroyed buildings, London, 1940.

London 1940.

A noticeably young ground crewmen prepare a Spitfire in a field outside of London during the height of the Battle of Britain. In the foreground a group of pilots pause to discuss tactics.

Life goes on in London, despite the destruction caused by German air raids, 1941.

The Houses of Parliament with part of them covered in scaffolding are seen across the River Thames on a sunny day in 1941.

Respite, Hyde Park, 1944.