IWM's winter events are now available to book. Take part in IWM Institute Masterclasses, exploring the Second World War at Sea on HMS Belfast and the End of the War in Europe at IWM London. Climb ...

Members enjoy free admission - why not join today? We recommend booking in advance for Churchill War Rooms to minimise wait time. A limited number of walk up tickets are usually available on the day – ...

Conflict took place in every year of the 20th Century; the world was free from the violence caused by war for only very short periods of time. It has been estimated that 187 million people died as a ...

The Allies had a dilemma. How much further should they go?

At 6pm on 3 September 1939, King George VI spoke to the people of Britain and the Empire. In his radio broadcast, he talked of the difficult times ahead and urged his people to stand firm. The King ...

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The Battle of North Cape began when the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst and five destroyers left their base in Altenfjord, northern Norway on Christmas Day 1943, to intercept two Arctic Convoys, ...

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 ...

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 ...