Rarely seen Color Photographs of women in service

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According to the book, the Blitz in London intensified sexual desire. It sparked a sexual revolution — one which would, significantly, prove to be a forerunner of the mores by which Britons live today.

Food in the immediate post-war years was often more strictly controlled than during the actual war.

D 176. A female member of Air Raid Precautions staff applies her lipstick between emergency calls.

a Rather gloomy day in the heart of the West End.

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Of all the women of World War Two, the Land Girls stand out for the hard work they did on farms in Britain and abroad. WW2 Land Girls working the land so that Britain could eat! Land Girls mattered.

Create a simple and easy 1940s style look using todays wardrobe. Plus what dress, hairstyle and makeup style to choose

Michael Aspel was one of hundreds who gathered today to mark the 70th anniversary of when they were evacuated from their homes as children.

Just eight brave men remain of the near 3,000-strong aircrew who served with the RAF Fighter Command during the main Battle of Britain. The battle was crucial in stopping a Nazi invasion.

The most iconic look of war-time was the 1940s women's two-piece suit. In the United States, it was patriotically called the victory suit. In Britain, it was the utility suit. The suit was practical and versatile, worn as often as dresses. The jacket and skirt could be mixed with other pieces, and a different blouse

As bombing raids attacking Britain's cities increased during World War Two, thousands of children were uprooted from their families and sent to the safety of the countryside. Many found, however, that life away from home was no picnic. The evacuation of Britain's cities at the start of World War Two was the biggest and most concentrated mass movement of people in Britain's history. In the first four days of September 1939, nearly 3,000,000 people were transported from towns and cities in danger from enemy bombers to places of safety in the countryside. Most were schoolchildren, who had been labelled like pieces of luggage, separated from their parents and accompanied instead by a small army of guardians - 100,000 teachers. By any measure it was an astonishing event, a logistical nightmare of co-ordination and control beginning with the terse order to 'Evacuate forthwith,' issued at 11.07am on Thursday, 31 August 1939. Few realised that within a week, a quarter of the population of Britain would have a new address. William Vandivert photographed for LIFE from the late 1930s through 1948. In 1938 he moved to work in England. In 1939, World War II was declared and bombing started in London, Vandivert appeared and captured the evacuations of civilians. Here are some of his amazing photographs: Children being evacuated out of London during the outbreak of World War II. A bus converted into an ambulance in preparation for war. People painting white circles on trees in the event of a blackout during air raids. A soldier and his family having lunch in a park as war preparations go on in the background. A bus converted into an ambulance in preparation for war. People building air raid shelters of white brick on a residential corner. Home Guardsman standing watch on London Bridge following outbreak of World War II. A newspaper screaming headlines of war during the outbreak of World War II. Sheet music for English songs at the time of the outbreak of World War II that is used to boost morale. A London train station during the outbreak of World War II. A man putting masks on a traffic light during the outbreak of World War II. A poster urging people to donate blood to help wounded soldiers. People painting white circles on trees and white curbs in the event of a blackout during air raids. People buying air raid protection devices like gas masks. Children being evacuated out of London during the outbreak of World War II. A travel agency trying to cash in on the outbreak of war. Newspapers screaming headlines of war during the outbreak of World War II. Territorial Army recruits standing guard on the London Bridge. Children being evacuated out of London during the outbreak of World War II. Children standing in a park as preparations for air raids commence in the background. A train being converted into an ambulance.

Powerful colour pictures that show the resilience of the British spirit throughout The Blitz have emerged to mark the 70th anniversary of Winston Churchill's 'V for Victory' campaign.

At the Festival of Britain

The British diet in the 1930s was changing, as modern technologies brought new convenience foods to the market. Find out more about life in 1939 from Findmypast.

A photographic document of black experience in Britain which reveals how black British identity has emerged in the last two hundred years.

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Stirring photos of women on the home front in Britain during the Blitz era. Thanks to the marvelous collection of the Imperial War Museum

As the Olympics kicks off, Tate Britain is hosting an exhibition of images by international photographers that capture London life between 1930 and 1980

Three million British men fought in World War One, but the work done by women on the home front was also vital to victory.

A policeman sounds the air raid warning in London, reminding citizens to get to shelter, 1939. IWM