77 Chapters. 100,000 words. The Battle of the Somme: A Layman's Guide is the most comprehensive Layman's Guide yet and is available...

Located in the woods a short distance outside the village of Illfurth in southern Alsace, is a war cemetery containing the graves of...

It's been a while coming, but here is another quick look at some 'firsts' to come out of the First World War. This time we take a quick...

I thought I might write a mini-series of related posts over the next couple of weeks that cover some of the various 'firsts' from the...

One of the more interesting aspects of the First Word War was how quickly the German population began to worship at the temple of Field...

Just a matter of weeks after declaring war on Germany, 80,000 members of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) along with 30,000 horses...

Who were the ten most prolific Aces to wear the wings of the RAF / RFC / RNAS during WW1?

The Iron Cross was originally instituted on 10th March, 1813 by King Friedrich William III to recognise soldiers who took part in the...

Lieutenant Theodore Frank Cyril Downman took part in the attack on Gommecourt with 1/5th Sherwood Foresters and was one of the few men...

If some of the leading personalities of the First World War fronted their own rock 'n' roll bands, what would they be called?

There is a new Layman's Guide coming... It has taken a long, long time to pull together and I am still only about 60% complete, but it is...

The First World War was a war unlike any other. Suddenly, millions of men from all walks of life and social standing were thrown together...

As the men clambered over the top on 1st July for the opening salvo of the Battle of the Somme, the average British Tommy was hauling...

The First World War was the first conflict to involve just about every able-bodied adult in Britain in one way or another - whether that...

The First World War was a gigantic affair. The sheer numbers of men, equipment and resources poured into the fight on all sides was...