"well we may be a bit nervous, you know," we said. NARRATOR:'So at the age of just 17, Elaine became one of Britain's youngest air raid wardens.' ELAINE:'We thought "we'll do what we can as best ...

Each street had an ARP ('Air Raid Precaution') warden. They were mostly volunteers with day jobs whose responsibility it was to police the blackout. In the event of an air raid they needed to know ...

Photo: Air raid wardens race to the rescue in Farringdon, London, after a V2 rocket explosion in March 1945. (Getty Images) Firemen who fought the Second Great Fire of London recall fighting the ...