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Prior to World War One, Britain was the world's economic superpower. [36] Despite its flourishing economy, Britain was simply not prepared for the economic impact that the war would have. [36] While London remained fairly prosperous relative to the rest of Britain during the interwar years, their economy still experienced an inevitable decline.
The Making of a World City: London 1991 to 2021 (John Wiley & Sons, 2014) Emerson, Charles. 1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War (2013) compares London to 20 major world cities on the eve of World War I; pp 15 to 36, 431–49. Inwood, Stephen. A History of London (1998) ISBN 0-333-67153-8; Inwood, Stephen.
The United Kingdom took part in World War II from 3 September 1939 until 15 August 1945. At the beginning of the war in 1939, London was the largest city in the world, with 8.2 million inhabitants. [1] It was the capital not just for the United Kingdom, but for the entire British Empire. London was central to the British war effort.
The world powers in 1939, before the start of World War II. January 25 A uranium atom is split for the first time at Columbia University in the United States. [49] January 27 Hitler orders Plan Z, a 5-year naval expansion programme intended to provide for a huge German fleet capable of defeating the British Royal Navy by 1944.
London 1900–1939; London in World War II Modern London (from 1945) ... England to control and extinguish a fire that breaks out on London Bridge, but not before 43 ...
History of the British Army from the Norman Conquest to the First World War (1899–1930), in 13 volumes with six separate map volumes. Available online for downloading; online volumes; The standard highly detailed full coverage of operations. Haswell, Jock, and John Lewis-Stempel. A Brief History of the British Army (2017). Higham, John, ed.
27 October–2 November: 2,200 deaths in London over this period due to the "Spanish flu". [9] 11 November: The Armistice: World War I ends at 11.00. From 1919, a minute's silence on this date commemorates the lives lost; this is increased to 2 minutes after World War II. The British Antique Dealers' Association is headquartered in London. [46]
During the Second World War, the Blitz had destroyed large urban areas throughout the entire county of London, but particularly the central core. Over 50,000 inner London homes were completely destroyed, while more than 2 million dwellings experienced some form of bomb damage.