A rebuilt stone wall on the site of the bombed out Christ Church Greyfriars in East London serves as a reminder of the destruction the English capital endured during World War II. (Jay Jones / For The Times)
Naval guns from the British battleship HMS Roberts mark the entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. (Jay Jones / For The Times)
Schoolchildren on a field trip to the Imperial War Museum examine a German V2 rocket. (Jay Jones / For The Times)
Wax figures of British war planners in the map room of the Cabinet War Rooms during World War II. The underground bunker is now a tourist attraction. (Jay Jones / For The Times)
Muriel Cooper, 91, shares memories of her years working on top-secret projects at the Cabinet War Rooms in London. (Jay Jones / For The Times)
