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World War 1
1914 - 1918
World War I - The Great War
Find out why did the world go to war?
World War I
Read and listen to stories of the War from the people who lived it. Explore diaries, letters, scrapbooks, newspaper cuttings, photos and keepsakes.
Try your hand at Trench Warfare - who wins?
World War I
Use the links on this website to find out more about World War I.
World Wars
The World at War
"The primary legacy of the twentieth century was war. The rich industrial nations of the world developed destructive technology and used it in ways that came close to destroying the earth."
Find out how we came to this.
The British National Archives
See and hear actual correspondence from this era.
Check out the following sections:-
Early 20th Century 1901 - 1918
Interwar 1918 - 1939
Second World War - 1939 - 1945
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World War 2
World War 2
Find out the background to World War 2 - why did the world go to war again?
World War II - The World at War
Find out how did it happen again?
War Evacuee
Read one man's experience of World War II as an child evacuee.
A Child in Wartime
What was it like to be a child in England during World War II?
Anne Franke
Learn about Anne's life and death.
World War II Quiz
Test your knowledge about World War 2 and see if you can fling the teacher!
London Calling
Listen to the radio clips from BBC Radio - broadcast during World War II.
Days that Changed the War
Learn about important days in World War II - what happened on that day.
Click on People's War Memories to find out what it meant to people like you.
Band of Brothers
Easy Company, 101st Airborne Division website. This group of soldiers were involved in every major offensive of World War II in Europe from D-Day, The Battle of the Bulge, Liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp to the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest retreat.
Battle of Britain - 1940
Find out what it was like in Britain in 1940 - Rationing, The Blitz and The Battle of Britain.
WWII - Fast Facts Battle of Britain - 1940