The Battle of the Somme was launched on 1 July 1916. The main aim of the battle was to relieve the important northern French fortress of Verdun. This had been placed under siege by the German Army ...

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 When it was withdrawn from ...

EXCLUSIVE: RAF veteran John Nichol reveals how the story of an anonymous fallen serviceman inspired his new book.

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

THE final completion of the revamped Accrington Pals Memorial Garden will be marked later this month with the unveiling of a specially-created ...

Waterloo Uncovered, “a UK charity that combines archaeology with veteran care,” found the most recent of those, CNN notes, at ...

British soldiers won the first Battle of Saratoga in the Revolutionary War, but the Americans would go on to win the second ...

Saint Ludmila is murdered at the command of her daughter-in-law at Tetin. 1254: Birth of explorer Marco Polo in ...

The success of the Iran-backed Houthis is just another example of US foes chipping away at the global order.

On September 11, 1297, the warrior vanquished the superior armies of Edward I, cementing his status as one of Scotland's most ...

The 1916 Company is embarking on its Icons of Time world tour, its latest traveling exhibition spotlighting important ...