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Daily Mail newspaper Tuesday 31 December 1940 This edition of the Daily Mail had on its front page a photograph by Herbert Mason of the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral showing through the smoke from the fires resulting from the severe raid on the City of the night of 29 December 1940. It was captioned as 'War's Greatest Picture'. The image of St. Paul's is undoubtedly now the most well known of the Blitz. It suggests that even then the survival of St. Paul's had become a symbol of defiance. The accompanying text states that the image is 'one that all Britain will cherish - for it symbolises the steadiness of London's stand against the enemy: the firmness of Right against Wrong'. How much was this statement reflecting public opinion and how much was it influencing it? |
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