Bomb Sight: Mapping the WW2 Bomb Census

An interactive digital map of London. Marked on it is every recorded bomb dropped during the London Blitz from 7th Oct. 1940 till 6th June 1941. Along with an interactive marker that tells you where exactly each bomb was recorded to have gone off, coordinates, and present day address. Also included is the locations of 'pillboxes' (temp. military outposts) along with when they were set up. You can choose between the aggregate census (total), the first night of the Blitz, and the Weekly Bomb census

2011-13

Requires a casual knowledge on how to read maps and move around a digital map. Also historical knowledge on what the London Blitz was.

World history, British History, Maps, Bombs