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Ada Harris describes her work day in a Leicester factory
Ada Harris describes working as a shell inspector in a Leicester war time factory
Aerial Photographs of Tobruk
An Aerial Photographs of Tobruk
Aftermath of the atomic bomb in Japan
The burnt-out shells of two small buses or trucks (one lying on its side) are the only recognisable objects amidst debris following the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan.
Air raid shelter on Dashwood Road.
A photo showing the entrance to an air raid shelter on the corner Dashwood Road and Evington Road.
Allied landing in Salerno
A photo showing British troops and vehicles from 128 Brigade, 46th Division unloading from LST 383 onto the beaches at Salerno, 9 September 1943 (Operation Avalanche).
American GIs entertained with a pet tortoise in Winchester, England
Alfred Miraglia (from New York) and Corporal John R Jones (from Longmont, Colorado) look on as Betty and Roger Edmonds (children of the ex-Mayor of Winchester) show off their pet tortoise.
American servicemen watching a baseball match on Abbey Park.
A photo of American servicemen watching a baseball match on Abbey Park.
American soldiers sightseeing in Britain
American soldiers sightseeing at Gladstone dock, Liverpool
Britain's home front 1939-1945: photograph of a conscientious objectors' tribunal
A photograph of a conscientious objectors' tribunal taken from the Imperial War Museum's website
British queues for food
British queues for food during rationing and food shortages, 1945