The Blitz
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The Air Raid Siren
Hitler has stopped short of authorizing attacks on civilians rather than strategic targets. But the net result for those below feels nothing short of indiscriminate bombing. After a long day, a young woman in London's East End drops into an armchair next to her fathers. She wishes her husband were here at her side, instead of wherever the army has sent him. Though they've been coming for weeks, the air raid siren makes her jump when it starts up.
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