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| Neville Chamberlain's 1939 diary, in which the then prime minister marked the start of World War II by writing "War declared", is to go on display. | Neville Chamberlain's 1939 diary, in which the then prime minister marked the start of World War II by writing "War declared", is to go on display. |
| The diary will be part of an exhibition at London's Imperial War Museum. | The diary will be part of an exhibition at London's Imperial War Museum. |
| The exhibition, Outbreak 1939, is being held to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the war on 3 September. | The exhibition, Outbreak 1939, is being held to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the war on 3 September. |
| The jacket worn by King George VI in his broadcast to the nation and a medal awarded to the first British soldier to be killed in action will be exhibited. | The jacket worn by King George VI in his broadcast to the nation and a medal awarded to the first British soldier to be killed in action will be exhibited. |
| The exhibition also looks at the build-up to the war. | The exhibition also looks at the build-up to the war. |
| Among the items exhibited will be the then-foreign secretary Lord Halifax's letter to Germany formally declaring war. | Among the items exhibited will be the then-foreign secretary Lord Halifax's letter to Germany formally declaring war. |
| Until he (Hitler) disappears and his system collapses there can be no peace Neville Chamberlain in a letter | |
| In addition to the pencilled diary entry, visitors will be able to see a letter Mr Chamberlain wrote to his sister a week after the war was declared, describing life as "one long nightmare". | In addition to the pencilled diary entry, visitors will be able to see a letter Mr Chamberlain wrote to his sister a week after the war was declared, describing life as "one long nightmare". |
| The MP for Edgbaston wrote: "Of course the difficulty is with Hitler himself. Until he disappears and his system collapses there can be no peace". | The MP for Edgbaston wrote: "Of course the difficulty is with Hitler himself. Until he disappears and his system collapses there can be no peace". |
| The museum's historian Terry Chapman said: "He did unburden himself to them and described the events of the week and what a dreadful thing after fighting so hard for peace ever since becoming prime minister in 1937. | The museum's historian Terry Chapman said: "He did unburden himself to them and described the events of the week and what a dreadful thing after fighting so hard for peace ever since becoming prime minister in 1937. |
| "But especially at Munich in 1938 he is forced to become a war leader that he knows really he is not cut out to be." | "But especially at Munich in 1938 he is forced to become a war leader that he knows really he is not cut out to be." |
| A documentary featuring celebrities such as Tony Benn, Vera Lynn and Nicholas Parsons recounting their memories of the start of the war will also be shown. | A documentary featuring celebrities such as Tony Benn, Vera Lynn and Nicholas Parsons recounting their memories of the start of the war will also be shown. |
| The exhibition opens to the public on 20 August. | The exhibition opens to the public on 20 August. |