Video Footage Shows Extent of Damage Caused by Fighting in WW1
We have all seen photos of the devastating damage left in the wake of the First World War. Cities that were reduced to rubble, large…
A GROUP PHOTOGRAPH – Review by Mark Barnes for War History Online.
Christmas in 2015 was a bit weird due to recent changes in my life and I was never much of a fan anyway. I don’t…
Scientists Risked their Lives to Defeat World War One Poison Gas
Chemical weapons and poison gas were first used in a military context 100 years ago as World War One raged across Europe. Scientists from both…
‘THE LAST POST’ Phil Hodges pays a memorable visit to Ypres
The Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres goes together with the town like strawberries and cream at Wimbledon. It’s as ingrained into…
Brothers in arms during World War One
There were many brothers in arms during World War One as voluntary joining increased at the start of the war and then conscription was enforced…
The Battle Book Of Ypres. A Reference To Military Operations In The Ypres Salient 1914 – 1918.
“Accounts of German treachery and brutality have been omitted from this book. The Briton is a clean handed and debonair fighter, his hand clasp ready…
‘THE LAST POST’ Phil Hodges pays a memorable visit to Ypres
The Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres goes together with the town like strawberries and cream at Wimbledon. It’s as ingrained into…
WWI: Profit in the name of lost
Ypres, Belgium, the city to witness the outbreak of the First World War. The first battle which was fought 100 years ago in this city…
Ypres During the First World War
There were many battles in Ypres during the First World War, all of which saw an intense amount of fighting. According to some, the town…
EU Leaders Commemorate WWI Centennial in Ypres
EU leaders – from Germany, Britain, France and other European countries – marked the centenary of the Great War in the Belgian city of Ypres where once,…
Bomb left over from WWI Blew Up in Ypres, Two Killed
Ypres, Belgium – A WWI device, suspected bomb shell or grenade, blew up in Ypres, Belgium Wednesday, March 19. The explosion left two dead, one…
David Cameron Pays Tribute To Relative Killed at Ypres
The 37-year-old captain served with the 16th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry and his name is listed among the 54,896 recorded on the gate. The…