What’s the first war you remember? | Open thread
With Britain likely to be at peace next year for the first time in a century, tell us your earliest memories of hearing about conflict around the world
Next year could be the first in a century in which Britain does not have armed forces engaged anywhere in the world. The many conflicts this country has fought in include the Anglo-Irish war, the Korean war, the Suez war, the Falklands, the first Gulf war and the bombing of Serbia over Kosovo.
News of these conflicts was beamed into homes via radio or television. Newsreels in cinemas also provided audiences with a vivid account of the action.
What’s the first war you remember hearing or reading about? Were you a child of the second world war? Did you sit through Pathé reports of fighting in Malaya? Are your memories more recent? Were you a child of the 80s, raised on stories of the sinking of the Belgrano, or reports of Simon Weston‘s injuries? Perhaps the Gulf war was your introduction to conflict. Tell us your stories in the thread below.
