At 7 a.m. on July 1, 1916, the British Army unleashed a hellish assault against German positions on the Western Front in France, along the River Somme. The roar was so loud that it was heard in ...

At 7 a.m. on July 1, 1916, the British Army unleashed a hellish assault against German positions on the Western Front in France, along the River Somme. The roar was so loud that it was heard in ...

Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 241st installment in the series. June 24, 1916: Somme Bombardment Begins ...

The Battle of Somme took place on July 1 1916 and lasted for five months, ending on November 18. The battle took place on both sides of the upper reaches of the River Somme in France. Read More ...

During the Battle of the Somme, 100,000 Allied soldiers went "over the top" to face the German army on the slopes around Thiepval and Beaumont Hamel in the valley of the River Somme.

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 ...

Most were killed before they reached No Man's Land. In a single morning, almost 20,000 British troops died, and another 37,000 were wounded. The Newfoundland Regiment had been almost wiped out.

Wildlife flourishes where this evocative river meets the Channel, ... before enjoying a less demanding stroll along the boardwalk, ... The Somme Tourist Office (00 33 322 71 22 71; ...

Cross-channel celebrations for post WW1 bridge Image source, BBC/David Saville Image caption, Pont Blackburn crosses the Somme river in Peronne, northern France Article information ...