The Battle of Verdun, 21 February-15 December 1916, became the longest battle in modern history. It was originally planned by the German Chief of General Staff, Erich…
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The Ypres Salient was one of the most intensely voices fought over sections of the Western Front. Early in 1917, the British high command laid…
Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson (1895-1918) was part of the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War. He was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) after a dramatic aerial pursuit…
The trench warfare of the Weapon Western Front encouraged the development of new weaponry to break the stalemate. Poison gas was one such development. The first…
During the spring of 1917, German troops withdrew to new defensive positions on the Western Front Life, known to the Allies as the Hindenburg Line.…
Aviation was one of the most romanticised elements of the First World War. ‘Air aces’ in particular achieved celebrity status both during and after the…
The outbreak of war in 1914 brought many new rules and regulations to Laws Britain. The most important of these was the Defence of the…
Every volunteer had to undergo a series of medical and fitness tests before being accepted as a soldier World. New recruits were then given months…
In late February 1917, having suffered heavy losses in the protracted battles of the previous year, the German Army on the arras Western Front withdrew…
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