What was it like for Children in World War Two

What was it like for Children in the Second World War?

Sounds of World War Two
Speech by Adolph Hitler 1938	Radio - Declaration of War	Radio - Air Raid report
Churchill - On the beaches	Sound of a V1 Flying Bomb	Churchill as Prime Minister
Sound of a British Spitfire	Churchill - Finest Hour	Young Queen’s speech
Air Raid Siren announcing the start of an air aid	Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour	Air Raid Siren announcing the air raid is over – all clear
BBC Radio D-Day landings	BBC Radio – Fall of Berlin	BBC Announcement of VE day
VE day – Royal Family	Crowds Celebrating in Piccadily on VJ night	Devastation of Berlin

Songs of World War Two
Lily Marlene – German version	Bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover + Words	Lily Marlene – British version Click here for more information on Lily Marlene
Nightingale in Berkley Square	meetagain.wav	When the lights go on again

Interviews with People who lived through the War
Woman called Madeline speaking about Air Raid Sirens and as a child at school in the War
Woman called Jennie speaking about working in the WVS in London in the Second World War
Woman called Phyllis speaking about a Morrison shelter at home
Man called Bob speaking about being evacuated

Pathe News Film Footage of World War Two
Click on the links below to view the films
Home Front film of Edmonton during the War	After an Air Raid - August 1940 Sebastopol Road Edmonton
Air Raid and aftermath during the War	Evacuees - Speech by Princess Elizabeth
Children in London	Churchill in Plymouth
Daylight Air Raid	Gas Masks for the Police
Home Air Raid Shelters	London carries on
Air Raids on Britain	Anytime in the Summer of 1940
The U-Boat menace	War - including evacuees children
Evacuating the Children	V1 Flying Bomb 1944 2nd evacuation
Longer films
War and Society Part 1 - Pathe film – The People’s War
War and Society Part 2 - Pathe film – Fighting Talk

Images of the Second World War

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Local History in the Second World War (Edmonton and Enfield, London)
The story of an Edmonton street during the Second World War
Willow Road / Enfield Town Air Raid during the Blitz – November 1940
Local History Internet sound bites (Enfield, London)
Diane Joseph speaking about the Air Raid shelter at an Enfield primary school during the War @ Diane Joseph speaking again this time about the Willow Road (Enfield) Air Raid @

External Internet Links
These links will take you to external websites

The Home front
BBC Website WW2	Home Front 1939 - 1945 - Learning Curve
Granddads Victory Garden	Home Sweet Home - World War Two

The Blitz		Children’s work
The London Blitz 1940 Eyewitness to history	History Place - A child’s life in London
London Blitz website of HistoryPlace

Timelines	The story of Anne Frank
World War 2 Timeline	Anne Frank museum

Battle of Britain links BBC Teach – the secret to winning the Battle of Britain The Battle of Britain RAF Museum IWM – Battle of Britain Links to articles about Enfield in WW2 Was it a V1 or V2? - Palmers Green Growing up in Palmers Green before the War - videos Wartime in Palmers Green


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