VILLERS-BRETONNEUX, France – For such a stunningly beautiful part of the world, it’s hard to fathom the horrific carnage that took place here more than a century ago on the Western Front during World ...

This article was originally published in The Conversation. Read the original article. The British offensive on the Somme began on July 1, 1916. After 20 weeks, they had advanced six miles. The German ...

July 1, 1916, marked the beginning of a nearly five-months-long fight on the banks of the Somme river in northern France. By the time the battle ended on Nov. 18, French, British and German forces had ...

Actors dressed as World War I soldiers have descended on stations across the UK to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. Silently, the actors mixed with commuters and handed out ...

Gail Martin and Kathy Freese discuss The Sixteen Trees of the Somme. Norwegian writer Lars Mytting's unravels many themes in his book, “The Sixteen Trees of the Somme.” The story travels from WWI ...

The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 213th installment in ...

Sapper William Arthur Lloyd was killed by a German mine while tunnelling below the Somme battlefield in 1915. Now his great granddaughter has retraced his steps to stand just feet from where he died - ...

He is the aloof Scotsman with a reputation as cold as his bronze statue at the Cenotaph in London. Few military leaders in history are as scorned and loathed as Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, ...