The present war is vastly different from any Great Britain previously has fought in because air power, at least Nazi air power, Ims placed the whole civilian population of the British Isles in the front line just as much as the men of the fighting services. It is not the kind of warfare that is calculated to make a good impression on neutral opinion but that should not worry Herr Hitler and his satellites, who have made short work of several neutral nations since September 3, 1939, despite haloed words describing his good intentions towards them. Today a woman and child in London are in just as much danger, probably a lot more, than a soldier in His Majesty's Army. And, what makes it all the more surprising to the Nazis, these women and children are taking Hitler's onslaught on them just like a true British soldier. If there is fear when his bombers come over, it is not a fear that will break moral but a fear that will make the British population fighting mad to smash the Nazi menace once and for all times. Great deeds of heroism have been performed by civilians, men and women alike, since the Germans started attacking the population of Britain and there will be many more before victory comes. Among the most dangerous of jobs in England today is that of firemen, both professional and auxiliary. Tog ther with A.R.P. workers, demolition squads and others, these men have to work while bombers are showering their deadly cargoes to earth. In a recent broadcast from London a speaker described how a German bomb had hit a large department store, in the basement of which 500 people were sheltering, and had set the build. ing on fire. The people marched in an order! manner to another shelter and before even half of them were out, about six fire engines with their crews were on the job despite the danger of bombs, which were still falling. In two hours the blaze was extinguished, So impressed were a group of women that they refused to enter a shelter and, instead, set about making pots of tea for the valiant firemen. That is what Hitler has done to Britain's women, In their minds there is no idea of "women first" They are eager to accept the same dangers as the men and to fight, if need be, side by side with their husbands, sons, or brothers.
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