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London in the blitz: How crime flourished under cover of the blackout

Posted in Uncategorized by eyebee on August 30, 2010

Interesting story about the underworld in WW2 Britain

Amplify’d from www.guardian.co.uk

London in the blitz: How crime flourished under cover of the blackout

As the 70th anniversary of the start of the blitz approaches, Duncan Campbell reveals how black marketeers, thieves and looters took advantage of the misfortunes of war

Read more at www.guardian.co.uk