The Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest and most infamous battles in history, was intended to break the German lines ...

“See that little stream? We could walk to it in two minutes. It took the British a month to walk to it – a whole empire walking very slowly, dying in front and pushing forward behind.” WASHINGTON – ...

This is the story of the first day of the Somme Offensive, 1 July 1916 - the single bloodiest day in British military history. 57,000 British soldiers became casualties, most within a few hours of the ...

The recent commemoration ceremonies in Britain and France on 1 July marked the 100th anniversary of the worst military disaster in British history. On that day in 1916, a large force of 13 British ...

The Battle of Ancre and the Advance of the Tanks is a unique record of a terrible conflict the final battle of the Somme offensive Filmed in the midst of battle on the frontline at great risk to the ...

A World War One diary written during the Battle of the Somme is expected to sell for around $2,000 at auction. The journal, written by British soldier Leonard Wilkinson, describes soldiers going “over ...