On the Somme, they deployed a copy of the weapon devised ... IWM (Q 744) Most of the day’s deaths occurred in the first 15 minutes of the battle. “It was about this time that my feeling ...

At dawn, they went over the top. By sunset, 57,000 were dead, wounded, or missing. This is the harrowing story of the first ...

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 ...

Women deal with periods, pregnancy, and menopause,’ wrote Jessica M. ‘What do men have to deal with?’ If you’re among the ...

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 ...

Almost 2,000 soldiers from the 36th Ulster Division died on the first day of the Somme campaign. When it was withdrawn from the line, the division had won a reputation as courageous soldiers.

Poor Angéline, it is the worst sight that a man ever wants to see." The Battle of the Somme lasted five months in 1916 and placed young men on both sides of the war in the middle of a protracted ...

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 ...

And fate seemed to have loaned a hand in turning the story of the Somme into an inspirational Unionist narrative. On the old, Julian calendar the 1st day of July had been the date of the Battle of ...

French visitors are coming to Washington with an old U.S. battle flag and a plan to rekindle memories of the American ...

April 9 marks the 108th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, a pivotal First World War battle that contributed to ...