Through World War II history and cultural depictions of the Blitz, Americans know plenty about the air raids and blackout precautions to protect civilians in London ... s why the ARP [Air Raid ...

Sirens came to dominate people's lives and could go off several times both day and night in cities like London and Liverpool ... safe during the Belfast Blitz. WW2: What was the secret to winning ...

We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender,” famously declared British ...

Each street had an ARP ('Air Raid Precaution') warden ... of bombing - from September 1940 onwards - is known as the 'Blitz' (from the German word 'blitzkrieg', meaning 'lightning war').