Modern wars, appalling as they are, often happen far away, with the scenes relayed back on our TV screens and via the internet.
It was different in the Second World War. Then, at times, Glasgow and its surrounding towns, Paisley, Greenock and, most horrifically of all, Clydebank, felt the full force of Hitler's venom.
Between 1941 and 1943, Glaswegians learned to live with the sights, sounds and smells of war on a daily basis.
The picture above shows workmen hard at it boarding up a shop window in April 1941 after three nights of bombings left the streets littered with broken glass. Do these pictures bring back any memories, or have you any old photos you'd like to share with our readers? Write to Evening Times, 200 Renfield St, Glasgow G2 3QB or e-mail letters@eveningtimes.co.uk , marking your subject field 'Memories'.
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