During the Second World War, Germany conducted a Blitzkrieg against the United Kingdom, which is more commonly referred to as “the Blitz” (German for lightning war). The Blitz lasted from September ...
For Steve McQueen, Blitz started with a photograph. While researching for his Small Axe anthology, McQueen found a picture of a young Black boy evacuating London with a suitcase. “I just wanted to ...
Stephen Jones Gives Vogue A Tour of A New London Design Museum Exhibition Which Celebrates The Lasting Influence of the Blitz ...
LONDON (AP) — There is a history-rich part of London that few people have seen, where the city braced for the Blitz, James Bond's creator got inspiration and secret Cold War messages passed between ...
EXCLUSIVE: It was the faded monochrome photograph of a small Black boy, both hands gripping a valise, as he leaves London with a party of other school-age evacuees, that caught Steve McQueen’s eye ...
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 27: Wax work models are positioned in The Map Room in Cabinet War Rooms bunker, which has been preserved entirely unchanged since the second World War, on August 27, 2009 in ...
The National WWII Museum in New Orleans has the AI-powered exhibit, “Voices from the Front,” which offers visitors real-time interactions with more than a dozen veterans, Home Front workers, Holocaust ...
Underneath the buzzing metropolis of London lie nearly two centuries’ worth of tunnels. Among them are the London Underground, the world’s oldest metro system, and the city’s sewer system, which date ...