World War I is often remembered as a story of senseless slaughter and lost generations, but for some soldiers the experience was far more complex. I explore the controversial perspective of Ernst ...
If history has taught us anything, it's that the atrocities of war never go down as civilization goes up. Advancements in industrialization and technology have enhanced our lives of leisure at home, ...
After the first tank appearances at the Somme in 1916 revealed severe mechanical limits, British planners continued refining ...
War bonds are back – but is Britain patriotic enough to support them? - COMMENT: If each of the UK’s 28 million households ...
The soldiers from Shrewsbury and Worcester now have named headstones in Belgium and France.
St Lawrence Parish Church, on Lawrence Street mark the rededication of its First World War Memorial Window, which has recently been conserved by specialist Dunnington firm Barley Studio, at a cost ...
The O’s Somme Memorial Fund is delighted to confirm over two hundred Orient supporters, along with friends and representatives of ...
Each year beneath the vaulted ceilings of Manchester Cathedral, the city gathers to honour 13 soldiers executed for “cowardice” during the First World War - men now recognised as victims of shell ...
Rededication services were held for Captain for Lance Corporal (LCpl) Arthur Mantle, of Nottingham, at CWGC Joncourt East British Cemetery near Saint Quentin.
The graves of two British soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during the First World War were formally rededicated today in France. Rededication ...
Concern over the lack of respect for the gravesite led Army Maj. Gen. Fox Conner to order an armed military guard on March 24 ...