About 1,000 Mickey Mouse respirators were eventually produced, but the civilian gas mask — for children or adults — was not really a notable presence on the home front during World War II.

During World War II, the American military began investigating methods to protect the civilian population from domestic saboteurs. One solution the military devised was this extremely eerie Mickey ...

When our nation entered World War II, I was enrolled as a first-grader at John Eaton Elementary School in the District. During the early months of 1942, I seem to recall being issued a gas mask by ...

WW2 Clips. A teacher tells her young pupils how to put on their gas masks correctly. BBC School Radio. BBC Teach.

WW2 is making a quiet comeback, and one overlooked mode offers the horror, depth, and replay value fans didn’t expect.

This Gas Mask was used from 1939 - 1945 in World War 2. It shows how prepared Britain was for World War 2. Britain had remembered how in WW1 they used lots of gas attacks.

This story was submitted to the People`s War site by Linda Nicholson(nee Dixon) on behalf of Margaret Simpson (nee Dixon)and has been added to the site with her permission. The author fully ...

Sometimes parents have to explain things to their kids in more child-friendly terms. During World War II, that meant outfitting a child with a weird Mickey Mouse gas mask. It was 1942, just about ...

Razer sold its Zephyr face mask as "N95 certified," but failed qualification tests and now must reimburse consumers.

My lasting Memory of World War II is… remembering bombs falling and shrapnel falling out. Going in the underground shelter wearing gas masks, putting fire bombs out etc. Rationing food, no fruit ...

Disconcerting photos of Brits going about their daily lives and children playing—in gas masks.