During the recovery of bodies following the Battle of Marne in France in 1914, his pipes were accidentally set off, alerting ...

Warfronts Battle of the Somme - The Deadliest Battle of WW1 Posted: February 20, 2025 | Last updated: March 9, 2025 The Battle of the Somme was one of the most devastating battles in history, with ...

Verdun was one of the most savagely fought battles of World War One. The Germans fired two million shells in the opening eight-hour bombardment, and tens of millions were fired over the course of ...

He was barely 17 years old and he lied about his age. He had his baptism of fire at the Battle of the Somme in the summer of 1916. The British prepared for the battle with a massive bombardment of ...

Why? Nearly all of them failed because they focused on winning their battles, but in the process they lost their wars. So how can you win your wars? Editor's Note: This is the fourth in an occasional ...

Today marks 100 years since the first day of the Battle of the Somme ... young men dressed in WW1 uniforms appeared at stations and in city centres all over the country. In towns and cities ...

Alasdair Campbell is proud to be playing pipes his great-grandfather carried into battle in World War One After piper Malcolm Campbell was shot and left for dead during World War One, he credited ...