Britain invaded Eastern Africa in multiple stages in the last years of the nineteenth-century. They conquered many different peoples and destroyed traditional societies which had existed for centuries ...

We have over 1.7 million object records online, and we are adding to this all the time. Our records are never finished. Sometimes we discover new information that changes what we know about an object, ...

Behind the well-known battles and campaigns of the Second World War lies a secret history. Covert operations and deception plans aimed to confuse the enemy at every opportunity. Operation Mincemeat ...

On the Eastern Front, Hitler’s army had suffered a series of major reverses in 1943, starting with the destruction of General Friedrich von Paulus’ Sixth Army at Stalingrad and the loss of an ...

In spring 1942, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) launched a series of destructive air raids against historic towns and cities in Britain. These attacks were termed the 'Baedeker' raids after the ...

Beginning in September 1940, the Blitz was an aerial bombing campaign conducted by the Luftwaffe against British cities. Over a period of nine months, over 43,500 civilians were killed in the raids, ...

When the Armistice was signed on 11 November 1918, conditions of the agreement demanded the entire German U-Boat fleet be surrendered and confiscated immediately. But the Allies had not yet decided ...

Alternatively, search more than 1 million objects from IWM collections The Battle of Britain, the aerial struggle between German and British air forces, took place during the late summer and autumn of ...

Listen to the voices of those who were there or read the podcast transcript below. The First World War was the first time that the psychological trauma of warfare was formally recognised both by ...

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IWM North’s architecture delivers an award-winning immersive experience. Walk through a timeline of history from the First World War to the present day. Explore over 2,000 objects and immerse yourself ...