A First World War pilot's harrowing account of the bloody first day of the Battle of the Somme has emerged 109 years on with dozens of unseen photos. Lieutenant Edward Packe flew over the ...
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The Bloodiest Day in British History – The Somme Offensive of 1916July 1, 1916—the first day of the Battle of the Somme became the bloodiest day in British military history. Over 57,000 soldiers were lost in mere hours, in a battle that was both a disaster and a ...
After three decades of service for Norfolk Constabulary, Superintendent Jim Smerdon retired to the village of Garvestone for ...
Warrior, famously called "the horse the Germans couldn't kill," became a symbol of courage and loyalty during World War I.
Elbufer in Dresden, placed side-by-side with any of Dix’s iconic war paintings of mangled bodies, is a jarring and stark contrast that one can’t look away from, perfectly illustrating the ravages of ...
On the 30th anniversary of Sebastian Faulks’s bestseller Birdsong a touring production comes to Alexandra Palace Theatre next month ...
John Norris looks at a mainstay of the British Army in WWI; the 18-Pounder field gun ...
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Fantasy Tropes Lord of the Rings StartedThe Lord of the Rings was a pioneer of the fantasy genre when J.R.R. Tolkien's world first appeared. It also introduced many ...
A unique archive capturing the experiences of a young Edinburgh soldier and gifted writer who fought during the First World ...
Recent data has revealed Brits are stumped by questions in their own citizenship test. The research of 2,000 Britons ...
His poetry is equally as powerful, showing his youthful desire to act bravely and to do his duty, as exhibited in these lines from Before, written during The Battle of the Somme, in October 1916: ...
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