World War One | War History

Families pick up torch as Pearl Harbor survivors fade

Ian Harvey
Pearl Harbor

Four of nine remaining Pearl Harbor survivors gathered this week for a commemoration of the 73rd anniversary of the surprise attack that took the US…

Special remembrance for Frank Alexander de Pass, World War One Lieutenant and Victoria Cross honorary

Ian Harvey
World War One

Centenary remembrance of World War One continues this year with the laying of commemoration plaques in London’s Whitehall in honour of those who received the…

GERMAN BATTLECRUISERS OF WORLD WAR ONE

Mark Barnes
Battlecruisers

We can read a lot about Kaiser Wilhem II and his burning ambition to make Germany a first rank imperial power to match the empires…

Bullet That Hit First Ever Pilot during War Turned Into Pendant

Ian Harvey
World War One

A former pilot and footballer turned the weapon that almost took his life into a piece of jewellery that he worn around his neck. Captain…

Digital Mosaic of Fallen World War One Private Beaney

Ian Harvey
World War One

A digital mosaic has been made of a fallen British World War One soldier using over 30,000 images. Private James Ernest Beaney who was killed…

Aviation club owner builds replica of the Red Baron’s Fokker

Ian Harvey
Red Baron’s Fokker

Paul Ford, co-owner of the Derby Aero Club in Egginton, South Derbyshire, has spent many hours and £180,000 to create a replica of the the…

Germany’s worst secret agent

Ian Harvey
secret agent

Well dressed and attractive, Armgaard Karl Graves seemed to fit the mold of a successful spy.  He was a secret agent who went into Edinburgh…

The discovered artefacts of WW1 at Helens Bay, Co Down

Ian Harvey
artefacts

The Department of Environment has finished their discovery for artefacts of First World War at the Grey Point Fort, Helens Bay, Co Down. And they…

Tower Of London Poppies to Be Allowed On World War One Heroes Graves

Ian Harvey
World War One

After a controversial ban that forbids family members from placing the Tower of London poppies on the graves of the relatives who died during World…

World War One Gallipoli Campaign Ship HMS M33 to Regain Its Glory

Ian Harvey
World War One

The Gallipoli Campaign from World War One is set to be brought back to its old glory as the sum of £1.75m has been made…

Living Under The Shadow Of The Great War

Ian Harvey
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…

100 Years Later, WWI Sparks A New Battle In Britain

Ian Harvey

The initial plans included schoolchildren visiting battlefields, communities working on restoring monuments and the nation remembering a war that lasted four years and killed more…