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Korea - Recollections of the Korean War, 1950-1953Korea - Recollections of the Korean War, 1950-1953
June 2000 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the start of the Korean War. Here we provide an opportunity to listen to sound samples taken from interviews with British and Commonwealth veterans.

Pearl HarborPearl Harbor
On 7 December 1941, Japanese naval and air forces attacked the American Pacific Fleet base at Pearl Harbor on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. No declaration of war was made. The attack was one of the most important events of the twentieth century.

Jutland, 1916Jutland, 1916
1916: British supremacy of the seas was challenged by Imperial Germany's naval might. The ensuing battle, Jutland, has mesmerised generations of naval historians ever since.

The Battle of BritainThe Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was the aerial conflict between British and German air forces in the skies over the United Kingdom in the summer and autumn of 1940. Examine the background to those events.

The Battle of Britain SoundsThe Battle of Britain Sounds
The Imperial War Museum has been interviewing veterans of the Battle of Britain for the last twenty years - here we present an opportunity to listen to the voices of 'The Few'.
The Battle of the Somme online exhibition