Rare colour photographs from London in World War Two / The Second World War in Colour – in pictures

First posted July 2015

The blitz: rare colour photographs – in pictures

As the 75th anniversary of the blitz – Germany’s sustained bombing campaign of the UK in the second world war – approaches, these beautiful and striking pictures show the famous bombsites, the tin helmets, the victory rolls and the carry-on spirit

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/jul/10/the-blitz-rare-colour-photographs-in-pictures

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The Second World War in Colour – in pictures

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