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Deryck Cook recalls hosting children evacuated from Coventry in his home in Exton, England, during World War II.

Deryck Cook describes experiencing German bombing raids near his home in Exton, England.

Edna Hicks remembers the bomb shelters for students in different grade levels at her school.

Edna Hicks recalls the sounds of bombs as they fell.

Edna Hicks describes her father's work in London during World War II.

Edna Hicks recalls her fear that a German paratrooper would land in her family's back garden.

Edna Hicks remembers the sirens that warned of German planes approaching during the Battle of Britain in 1940.

Edna Hicks remembers her sister Joyce who was killed in a traffic accident in 1940.

Edna Hicks recalls total darkness in the streets during the city-wide blackouts that protected against German bombings.

Edna Hicks explains her parents' reasons for keeping their younger children at home during World War II.

Edna Hicks remembers her mother's initial reaction to rationing orders.

Edna Hicks remembers the vast number of products and materials that were rationed in England during World War II.

Edna Hicks describes her fear while being fitted with a gas mask in preparation for German air raids.

Edna Hicks describes the bomb shelter installed in her family's back garden during World War II.

Edna Hicks recalls hearing Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announce the start of war with Germany.

June Chandler describes the gas mask she had to wear as a young child during the German bombing of London.