The Battle of the Somme was one of the most significant campaigns of World War One, as the Allied forces attempted to break through the German front line in northern France, 1916. This interactive ...

This year will mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest battles in military history. In 1916, Allied forces made a "big push" to break German lines, but were met with ...

The Battle of the Somme was launched on 1 July 1916 ... led to it being called the bloodiest day in British military history. The British public at home was shielded from the horror.

The field of Agincourt was a setting that greatly benefited the English. For one thing, its narrowness diminished the ...

Returning were as tedious as go o'er' so the ill-fated Somme offensive didn't end after Day 1. To relieve French agonies at the Battle of Verdun ... of Irish history. Kettle, disillusioned with ...

Almost 2,000 soldiers from the 36th Ulster Division died on the first day of the Somme campaign. When it was withdrawn from ...

the worst in British military history. Outdated military tactics such as slow, massive troop advances were no match for modern military weapons at the Battle of the Somme. Pictured here ...

The Battle of the Somme began on 1 July 1916 and remains the bloodiest in the Army's history. A total of 19,240 British troops were killed within 24 hours. Almost a tenth of those who died that ...

Commemorations are being held in the UK and France to mark the centenary of the start of the Battle of the Somme. Britain fell ... day in British military history. A ceremony at the Lochnagar ...

September 15, 2024, marks another year of remembering some of the most significant events in history that shaped our world.

Tinwell villagers believe they have solved the mystery of how the cross came to their church A crucifix plucked from the rubble of the Somme battlefield and brought to England is to be returned to ...