A battered diary from World War I was just found in a barn in England. It recounts the horrific Battle of the Somme, the bloodiest day in British military history with more than 19,000 British ...

Battle buses took troops to France and Belgium. This wrecked one is pictured at St. Eloi, near Ypres, two weeks after leaving the garage in Willesden Green in 1914 Long before "battle buses" were ...

The French line went south across the River Somme. ... WW1 Allied troops leave a trench before the Battle of Morval, which took place as part of the Battle of the Somme in 1916.

Back in 1999, pre-fame Daniel Craig and Cillian Murphy starred in World War 1 film, The Trench. The movie is set in the trenches 48 hours before the Battle of Somme and features Tom Hardy in his ...

Birkenhead Bantams (pictured) were formed after an MP's petition for men under 5ft 3in to be allowed to enlist. A plaque now marks the 900 from the regiment who died during the conflict.