The Blitz was a time in ww2 when the Luftwaffe (German Airforce) strategically bombed British cities, lasting from 7th September 1940 and 21 May 1941, a total of 57 consecutive days, destroying 60% of the houses in London. The reason of Hitler’s attack was to destroy and break the morale and spirit of the British people. For years the question whether the ‘Blitz Spirit’ of WW2 was real or a myth has split many different opinions, however I think that it was a myth. The ‘Blitz Spirit’ was the idea that the British, rich and poor had a positive outlook on the Blitz and were completely equal, however it is thought that that could be untrue, therefore a myth. The government filtered and created propaganda so Londoners believed the Blitz spirit
