67 Year Old Man Have Been The Oldest Soldier of the First World War – He Was Killed
100 years after World War One and a story of the oldest soldier to fight in the war has emerged. Thousands of young, middle aged and…
5 Soldiers Who Fought On (For Years) Even When The War Was Over
War is all about standing up for what you believe in, even if it eventually leads to your death. A real soldier fights till the…
The Battleship of Union Square: How a 200ft Wooden ‘Destroyer’ Got Recruits To Join the Navy
The destroyer USS Recruit docked at Manhattan’s Union Square in 1917, but was in fact a wooden replica that was used as a recruitment drive to encourage civilians…
VICTORIA CROSS HEROES OF WORLD WAR ONE – Review by Mark Barnes
There is no shortage of books about the Victoria Cross but it is one of those things that will always attract more. The majority I…
Re-enactment of New Zealand World War One Volunteers’ Famous Rimutaka Hill Marches
At the end of September, a group of enthusiasts in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand re-enacted the locally famous three-day Rimutaka Hill route march,…
Most Famous Military Manhunts Of All Time
There have been many military manhunts in history, most directed at one leader or man who has caused destruction, chaos and devastation to people around…
German First World War U-Boat: U-110
World War One was the first time German U-Boats really began to rule the seas. The Germans had a fleet of 351 U-Boats or Unterseeboote…
10 Things You May Not Know About World War I
World War I was fought from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. Because many of the combatants had colonies and alliances beyond the continent, it…
Battle of Verdun Remembered Nearly 100 years After It Started
During World War One, the Battle of Verdun took more than 300,000 lives over 300 days. The area in the French forest where the battle…
The Car In Which Archduke Ferdinand Was Killed – By Geoff Moore
Getting as close up to key moments in history only occurs if you happen to be in the right or wrong place at the right…
New book details World War One service of Tolkien and Lewis
A new book tells the historical accounts of two of the most successful writers of the 20th Century during World War One – J.R.R. Tolkien…
World War One German trench mortar returns to Norfolk village
A World War One German trench mortar that was given to a village in Norfolk, England, as a trophy of the war, has returned to…