Britain depended on vital supplies from North America and the Empire in the Second World War. These had to be transported in merchant ships across the…
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IWM has explored conflict from different perspectives since it was established in 1917. In People Power: Fighting for Peace, IWM London tells the story of how…
The fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989 was a pivotal event in world history which marked the falling of the Iron Curtain and the start…
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…
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…