Was Blitz Spirit Really A Thing?: The London History Show

During the Second World War, Londoners were subjected to a bombing campaign we call “The Blitz“. Today, we associate “Blitz Spirit“ with high morale, upstanding citizenship, and being a good neighbour. But how much of that actually went on? Let’s investigate. In each episode of The London History Show, we’ll be looking at a different statue, plaque, building or feature of London’s landscape that you can find for yourself, and we’ll tell its story. Watch the whole series here: If you want to find the location of any London History Show episode for yourself, you can do that here: Images, film, music and sound licensed under Creative Commons: Sources and further reading: Conditions in the Blitz: Atkins, E. A. 2005. “You must all be Interned”: Identity Among Internees in Great Britain during World War II.