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See 10 of the works selected by IWM for evacuation to safety before the start of the Second World War. 

The IWM Photograph Archive covers over 100 years of war and conflict. The five photographers featured in War Photographers - IWM Photo Collection represent professional war photography and reveal how photographs have shaped the way we visually understand the events of the twentieth century. 

IWM Stories tackle the big conflict questions that you want answered. From First World War tanks to Churchill's election disaster.

From Tirpitz the pig, the mascot of HMS Glasgow, Warrior the horse, and Rip the a stray dog, to Gustav, one of the RAF's messenger pigeons, and Wojtek the 'Soldier Bear', meet 9 famous animals from the First and Second World Wars.

The British Royal Family has a long tradition of close association with the armed forces, and has played an important role when the nation has been at war. During the Second World War the heir to the throne, Princess Elizabeth, served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS). This made her the first woman in the Royal Family to become a full-time member of the armed services. Here are 12 photographs showing the enduring links between The Royal Family and wartime.

Wars are expensive, world wars doubly so, and that meant governments were fighting for every penny. They raised taxes, introduced rationing, and took on loans. But after all that, they still had to borrow money from their own citizens in the form of War Bonds. So what is a War Bond and how did states their citizens, including children, to pay up?

Find out more about the agencies, military units and individuals who have fought the ‘Secret War’ – and how they address the threats of today.