In the book, Across The Rift, here are the images which provide backdrop of the story:



The results of the London Bombings: the scenes Helen experienced when searching for her son Malcolm in Chapter 43:
Hitler’s Russian campaign: Barbarossa. Chapters 54 to 58 and 61 follow Sofie’s Nazi husband as part of the German army across the Russian steppe. It’s mid-winter to the gates of Moscow: