Peter BerthoudNov 3, 2022Card Games of World War IIThroughout the war, card games were a hugely popular source of entertainment and diversion for adults and children. These are some of the ga
Peter BerthoudSep 26, 2022The Air-Photo Atlas of London of 1949In 1949 Phoenix House Ltd. published their Air-Photo Atlas of London. The aerial maps provide a "street guide from the air" to post-war...
Peter BerthoudSep 26, 2022Air-Photo Atlas of 1949 - Index and Introductory NotesThis is the index to the 1949, Phoenix House Ltd., Air-Photo Atlas of London. For the complete set of maps & images from the atlas please...
Peter BerthoudFeb 5, 2014This is London: A World War II Souvenir That Wasn't For The LocalsIn 1944 the British Council produced a souvenir photography book solely for overseas forces stationed in the UK - This is London. The 40...
Peter BerthoudFeb 7, 2012The Royal Academy's Wartime Vision for a New LondonIn 1940 Sir Edwin Lutyens, President of the Royal Academy, formed a committee to prepare a report on the “ideal” possibilities that could...
Peter BerthoudJan 31, 2012The Royal Academy's Plan for London 1942In January 1940 Sir Edwin Lutyens, President of the Royal Academy (RA), invited architect members of the RA, and others, to form a...