The Thames at War: Saving London From the Blitz Custom Prints it connects you to the

it connects you to the traditions of the Royal Navy and the stories of those who served at sea

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes - one of the only men to understand his experience first-hand

A full-length portrait of Nelson's daughter

The Thames at War: Saving London From the Blitz Custom Prints it connects you to theBetween 1940 and 1945 London suffered 101 daylight and 253 nighttime air raids from the Luftwaffe and V1 and V2s. There were 80,000 fatalities or serious injuries and appalling devastation. Well documented as these horrific events are, there was another major threat the all too real possibility of widespread flooding whenever the Nazi onslaught breached the Thames river defenses.