On 19th October 1926 Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII), unveiled a memorial in Westminster Abbey to the Million Dead of the First World War. It was presented to the Abbey ... memory of One ...

This course examines the social and military history of the First World War. It focuses on the tactics and technology used during the conflict and on the war's impact on society, culture, politics and ...

Britain and its Empire lost almost a million men during World War One; most of them died on ... barbed-wire fences moved very little between 1914-1918, despite attempts on both sides to break ...

The first shots of World War One are fired in Africa. By 1914 the German Empire has four ... The fighting ceases at 11am on 11 November 1918, which for Britain, France and America becomes the ...

The CWGC remembers the fallen soldiers of both World Wars equally with this first permanent redress tribute. Despite being ...

For hundreds of years prior to the 20th century, war had changed very little with the improvements in weapon technology that did arise being incremental and slow to establish themselves. However, with ...