Hand-Coloured Bomb Damage Maps of London
From the webpage:
The devastation wrought on the capital by the blitz was documented by the architect’s department of London County Council. The impact of the destruction from air raids and V-bombs can still be seen in London today
Bomb Damage Maps 1939-1945 by archivist Laurence Ward was published this week by Thames & Hudson to mark the 75th anniversary of the blitz
Photos of maps for:
- Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets and Stepney
- Waterloo and Elephant & Castle
- Marylebone, Mayfair and Piccadilly
- London Bridge, Bermondsey and Wapping
- King’s Cross, Angel and Barbican
- Regent’s Park, Euston and Somer’s Town
- Hampstead Heath, Dartmouth Park and Tufnell Park
- Deptford and Rotherhithe
The photos are impressive but not of large enough scale to make out details. For that, you will need a copy of Bomb Damage Maps 1939-1945. The current price is £48.00 (without shipping).
As you review this important historical resource, realize that nothing similar will be produced for the U.S.-led wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, etc.
Rather than confirming and reporting on “allied” bombing strikes, Western news media bases its reports on accounts supplied by the U.S. military and its familiars.
It is certainly possible to have interactive maps that show images of civilian casualties and damages within a matter of days at the outside, but current U.S. military adventures will be some of the least documented on record.
Or should I say least independently documented on record?
Is anyone collating cellphone videos of the results of U.S. airstrikes?