First World War

The Great War - An Illustrated History looks at the causes of the war and the actual events themselves. Naturally, much of it covers the war on the...

World War I is one of the iconic conflicts of the modern era. For many years the war at sea has been largely overlooked; yet, at the outbreak of th...

At 7.30am on 1st July 1916, some 60,000 men climbed out of their trenches and walked across No-Man''''s-Land and into the history books. The Battle...

Neville Florian Usborne entered the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1897. In the years between him joining up and the outbreak of the First World War, he ...

Orkney was a key strategic location during the Second World War. The vast anchorage of Scapa Flow was the main haven for the Royal Navy's Home Flee...

Gregory Blaxland has written a superb account of 1918, the final year of the war when the balance of advantage between the combatants changed so dr...

The German Night Fighter force had its origins in the First World War to repel night raids and to fly long-range intruder sorties. They developed o...

The enemy must not get the Messines Ridge at any price i?1/2 So read the orders to German troops defending the vital high ground south of Ypres....

Frederick Whirlpool''s Victoria Cross is displayed near the entrance to the Hall of Valour at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. It was the fir...

World-famous Bridgnorth town is situated on the river Severn near Kidderminster and is a very popular anglers' haunt and tourist destination. Withi...

Before the outbreak of the First World War, the Channel Islands were viewed as they are today; scenic, sunny and relaxing holiday destinations, whe...

Michel Goya's Flesh and Steel during the Great War is one of the most thoughtful, stimulating and original studies of the conflict to have appeared...

An accompaniment to the best-selling guide to the area, now sold separately.

On 12 June 1922 King George V received at Windsor Castle representatives of the six disbanded Irish regiments. While five had long and distinguishe...

This is the story of two Sheffield men from very different social backgrounds, who both volunteered in early September 1914 and joined the new Pals...

Badges of Kitchener's Army is based on thirty years research in museums, archives and collections. It is an exhaustive study of the development of ...

The Territorial battalions of the Northumberland Fusiliers (149 Brigade) served with distinction in France and Flanders from 1915 until May 1918. I...

The Royal Flying Corps was formed by Royal Warrant on 13 April 1912, and came into being a month later when the Air Battalion was absorbed into the...

Gregory Blaxland has written a superb account of 1918, the final year of the war when the balance of advantage between the combatants changed so dr...

The Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield was famous for producing the Lee Enfield .303 Rifle, the standard issued rifle provided to all infantry sol...