The Imperial War Museum home opened its first ‘permanent’ exhibition at Crystal Palace on 9 June 1920, after three years of temporary exhibitions and scattered…
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RAF Coastal Command played a pivotal role in the Allied war effort, most notably against Hitler’s U-boats during the Battle of the Atlantic – a role which…
After the Second World War, protest the United States and the Soviet Union continued to develop and test nuclear weapons. Britain became the third nuclear power…
In Britain during the First World War, Pictures there was a shortage of farm labour as men were conscripted into the forces. There was also a…
The Second World War saw a major leap in the effectiveness of military aircraft. Advances in technology permitted bigger, faster and more capable designs. Radar provided the means to…
IWM was founded on 5 March 1917, while the First World War was still being fought. The museums was not formed as a monument to…
The Battle of Britain, which raged between July and October 1940, pitted the Royal Air Force against the German Luftwaffe in a duel for air superiority…
By midday on Victory in Europe (VE) Day, 8 May, large crowds were gathering in London’s West End to cheer Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the Royal Family. Churchill was driven to Buckingham Palace to have lunch with…
As the First World War intensified, each belligerent nation found that more and more armaments were needed for its fighting forces. On the home fronts, workers…
The Battle of Verdun, 21 February-15 December 1916, became the longest battle in modern history. It was originally planned by the German Chief of General Staff, Erich…