World War Two Battle of Saipan Re-enacted Seventy Years Later
Seventy years after the Battle of Saipan was fought as part of World War Two, it was re-enacted as part of this year’s celebration in…
First World War’s The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Makes Its Screen Debut
One hundred years ago, Britain experienced its first naval defeat after more than a century of flaunting its supremacy. The British and German navies were…
Living Under The Shadow Of The Great War
The Great War (World War one) might have taken place a hundred years ago, but it has affected the world’s history as well as the…
12 Little Known Facts about WWI
The Great War may have fascinated us with its bloody bloodbaths and trench warfare but these 12 little known facts about tell us that there was…
THE GREAT WAR 100: Review by Mark Barnes
When I first heard about this book I said to myself well, that’s different! It most certainly is. We last saw Scott Addington with his…
10 First World War Myths Exposed
No other war in history draws so much controversies and myths than the First World War. And according to historian Dan Snow in a BBC…
GREAT WAR – The Countdown to Global Conflict – Review by Mark Barnes
It’s April, and the Great War anniversary books are coming thick and fast a full three months before the actual centenary. I’ve seen souvenir pullouts…
ON ASSIGNMENT: THE GREAT WAR – Review by Mark Barnes
I have worked in photo archives for donkey’s years, a genuine labour of love. I had to do research on Edward N Jackson because his…
Key Political Figures of WWI
The Global Post compiled a list of the key political figures during the First World War. Here are their profiles. Britain David Lloyd George (1853…
The Royal Mint Releases a Coin of Lord Kitchener to Mark 100th Anniversary of WWI
The Herald Scotland recently reported the Royal Mint’s newly issued commemorative £2 coin that shows an image of Lord Kitchener and the words “Your country…
Blog Posts 100 Year Old Journal Entries from a WWI Veteran
The Express shares the story of a WWI hero whose diary will posted online 100 years to the day, each day the entry was written.…
The Day The War Stood Still And The Most Emotional Football Match In History
That morning the sky was cloudless and snow was covering the grounds. A perfect day for peace and celebration, you would have thought. 5…