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be confused with the far superior British Film Institute, a.k.a. the BFI Southbank, just to
the east).
This impressive museum covers the wars of the last century—from World War I biplanes,
to the rise of fascism, to Montgomery's Africa campaign tank, to the Cold War, the Cuban
Missile Crisis, the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and ter-
rorism. Rather than glorify war, the museum encourages an understanding of the history
of modern warfare and the wartime experience, including the effect it has on the everyday
lives of people back home. The museum's coverage never neglects the human side of one
of civilization's more uncivilized, persistent traits.
