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 ...

A study recently published in the Journal of Conflict Archaeology is providing new insights into the failed British advance at the Hawthorn Ridge Redoubt on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

Veterans have been campaigning for those who died during the First and Second World Wars to be added to memorials.

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 When it was withdrawn from ...

Sinn Féin Lord Mayor John Finucane lays a laurel wreath at Belfast City Hall, to mark the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme Northern Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley and Sinn Féin ...

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 it had to continue. There were 140 days left.

War graves lit up for a vigil to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Somme at the Thiepval memorial Source: AAP The French had Verdun, Australians have ...

D-Day vet was told: 'You're the assault wave, you won't be coming back' AS his landing craft made its way to Juno beach, Alan King found himself surrounded by flames . . . and the heads ...