Under Cover of Darkness: Murders in Blackout London

Under Cover of Darkness: Murders in Blackout London
With Amy Helen Bell

Fear was the unacknowledged spectre haunting the streets of London during the Second World War; fear not only of death from the German bombers circling above, but of violence at the hands of fellow Londoners in the streets below. Mass displacement, the anonymity of shelters, and the bomb-scarred landscape offered unprecedented opportunities for violent crime.

In today's show Amy Helen Bell will talk about the hidden stories of murder and violence that were rife in wartime London.

Amy Helen Bell is a historian at Huron University College, University of Western Ontario, London ON, Canada. Her research and teaching focuses on the social and cultural history of twentieth-century Britain, particularly London. She is fascinated by the histories of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances: bombing raids and violent crimes.

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