WWII in Colour and HD episode 3

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A sentry watches London's skies

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A sentry watches London's skies (Copyright World Media Rights Ltd. All Rights Reserved)

A sentry in London keeps a lookout for German bombers as attacks begin on Britain's capital during the Battle of Britain, September 1940.

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In World War II, banana skins and potatoes were used to polish shoes (although the former were virtually impossible to get hold of... )

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