We Are Constantly Shown Harrowing Scene From Syria Etc, And Appeals For The Refugees Fleeing Such Countries, But Who Thought Of Us Back In The 40S?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4587772/Blitz-revealed-defiant-cheery-photos.html

[mikey4444]

Wonderful photos AOG....many thanks.

[naomi24]

I'm sure our allies thought of us, but these are different times and we now have a different situation.

[Eleena]

Ahhh, documentation through a lens of the stoicism of ordinary people, those photographs are really moving aog.

[tiggerblue10]

I think the allied countries were busy trying to unsuccessfully defend themselves. France, Belgium, Netherlands etc., were invaded by the Nazis and Fascists.

But yes, I agree, wonderful pictures brought more to life and real by colour.

[Peter Pedant]

uuuuuh ?

we thought tenderly of the Germans and Japanese whilst we bombed the crap out of them in 1944-45 ? I dont think so

perhaps history is being rewritten as we speak

They just thought of different things - in July 1945, the war planners thought the Pacific War would go on for at least 5 years - with invasion of the Japanese Mainland 1950-52 with up to a million casualties

[TWR]

No matter who is at war, war is an evil act.

[pastafreak]

Wonderful photos. I particularly like the one of the Holland House library. Thank you for posting.

[emmie]

President Roosevelt did, and eventually the American people sending food parcels and much else, as you well know.

[dannyk13]

The USA offered to take children evacuees from the UK

[emmie]

very good pictures i might add..

[jno]

well, indians, Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, South Africans all pitched in to help.

[jno]

lots of Australians there too, Clarion. (And Alec Guinness, of course!)