The Battle of the Somme was ... explores the brutal realities of the Somme, the strategic failures, and the long-term impact it had on the course of World War I. Federal judge temporarily blocks ...

The Battle of the Somme was one of the most significant campaigns of World War One, as the Allied forces attempted to break through the German front line in northern France, 1916. This interactive ...

The Battle of the Somme lasted ... all gone - one blur of mangled flesh - and body whole and sound ... All are so brave, and yet those who are not badly wounded are so tired of the war, tired ...

Life in the trenches of World War One was very difficult. The first day of the Battle of the Somme, in 1916, was the deadliest day in the history of the British army. The end of World War One and ...

Almost 2,000 soldiers from the 36th Ulster Division died on the first day of the Somme ... First World War dead afforded a commemorative template that could satisfy the need to mourn one ...

He fought numerous campaigns in the Peninsular War (1808-1814), including the battles ... Somme, in mid-September 1916, he was seriously wounded in the pelvis and left thigh. His life was saved by ...

High-explosive and shrapnel shells dominated World War I battlefields ... The first day of the battle is regarded as one of the bloodiest days of the war. The Somme saw technological innovations ...

It was won, not only by the skills of men in battle, but also by the capacity ... unparalleled bravery as descendants of World War One pipers visit the Somme and Gallipoli, the battlefields ...

BBC drama programming to mark the centenary of World ... the battle of the Somme, the Eastern Front and the arrival of American Forces. The story looks at all aspects of the war – from the ...