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The Children's War
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Blitz

Aims

This programme aims to:

  • show how people in Britain and Germany prepared for attack from the air
  • give some insight into the effects of the Battle of Britain on British civilians and German pilots
  • study first-hand accounts and images of the horrific impact of bombing on heavily populated built-up areas of Britain and Germany