In 45 seconds, we cover the Battle of the Somme, launched in 1916 during World War I. This video highlights the massive ...

On the site of the bloodiest battle of World War I, residents of Ovillers-la-Boisselle uphold the tradition of the bagpipers ...

A British soldier’s battered World War I diary recounting the bloody Battle of the Somme has been discovered in a U.K. barn. The diary, which was written in pencil by Private Arthur Edward Diggens of ...

Very successful attack this morning… All went like clockwork… The battle is going very well for us and already the Germans are surrendering freely … – Haig, on day one of the Somme: 19,000 British ...

A staggering 22,000 men lost their lives on the first day of the Battle of the Somme on July 1, 1916. The largest battle of the First World War would continue until November, with Allied and German ...

This video explores the Battle of the Somme, one of the deadliest clashes of World War I. Fought in 1916, it became a symbol ...

The modern fascination with the Battle of the Somme has its roots in the casualties of both the first day and following months. These were unprecedented in British military history. The British lost ...

You are in: Manchester > History > Remembrance > Memories of the Somme Pte. Andrews: survived the Somme 1st July, 1916: the bloodiest day in British military history. Here, Manchester Pal Albert ...

One hundred years ago today at 7.30am the sound of officers’ whistles signalled the dawn of the Battle of the Somme - one of the bloodiest clashes in history which left permanent scars and lead to a ...

There have been a plethora of new books about the Battle of the Somme. Daniel Todman reviewed several in an article for the Financial Times (FT), entitled “Stories of the Somme”. One of the books ...

Taylor Downing’s new Breakdown: the Crisis of Shell Shock on the Somme, 1916 reveals a turning point for mental health. By Matthew Green Few units in the British army can have fared worse on 1 July ...