At the outbreak of World War I in August 1914 the British Army was unique: it was a small force raised entirely by voluntary recruitment. The first campaigns of the British Expeditionary Force brought admiration from the enemy, but by the end of 1914 it had been virtually eliminated. ...
World War I - Last Offensives, Allies Victory: The Second Battle of the Somme was a partially successful German offensive against British and French forces. The Second Battle of the Marne was the last major offensive launched by the Germans but the count
All battles and actions listed here can also be found in one of the other battlefront categories, e.g. The Battle of the Somme in 'The Western Front, The Capture of Baghdad in 'The Mesopotamian Front', etc.Click here to view a map of pre-war Europe....
The First World War: the Western Front, 1914-1916Books (Book reviewsThe First World War: The Western Front, 1914-1916 by Peter Simkins. Osprey Publishing (http://...doi:10.5040/9781472895271Clifford, James HAir Force Research InstituteAir & Space Power Journal...
As screened on Foxtel's The History Channel, here is the moving dramatisation of The Western Front diaries, the landmark book written by Jonathan King to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Now direct from ...See more Read more: Plot summary Director ...
Western Front, major theatre of World War I. The name refers to the western side of territory under the control of Germany, which was also fighting on its eastern flank for most of the conflict. The struggle between the Allied and Central armies at the W
To browse a collection of vintage footage filmed during the Great Warclick here. Battlefield SiteRegion 16th Irish Division Memorial, WytschaeteYpres Salient 18th Div Memorial, Clapham JunctionYpres Salient 18th Div Memorial, ThiepvalSomme 18th Div Memorial, Trones WoodSomme ...
There are a number of degrees which focus solely on the First World War whilst there are also a number which include the conflict as part of a broader degree programme (three such postgraduate degree programmes can be found in this article on Masters degree programmes). The Western Fr...
After a brief German advance in 1914, the western front was stabilized and a long and brutal trench warfare started: it was a "war of attrition" (the western front remained immovable). Meanwhile on the Eastern Front the Germans advanced but not decisively. In 1917, two events changed the ...
World War 1 – Nearing The End Why was support for the war be falling inside Germany? The British naval blockage stopped food from reaching Germany. The German people were starving. On the Western Front, the German armies were surrounded. New German soldiers were old men or boys. They had...