Today marks the 109th anniversary of the start of the bloodiest battle in British history, the Battle of the Somme which began on Saturday 1st July, 1916.

A brief look back at the Battle of Bunker Hill from Ken Burns looks ahead to his upcoming six-part documentary.

The Battle of the Somme was one of the most devastating battles in history, with over one million casualties in just five months. Intended to break the stalemate of trench warfare, the offensive ...

Horror of the trenches during the Battle of the Somme is brought to life: Colourised images reveal the grim reality of World War One's bloodiest conflict ahead of the 106th anniversary ...

On July 1st 1916, 20,000 British soldiers died on the very first day of the Battle of the Somme and today they were honoured in an extraordinary poignant ceremony.

When the pianist Frederick Septimus Kelly was killed at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 his music died with him. Jump to content. ... No10: We won’t stop pro-trans plotters.

WW1 Battle of the Somme: How many soldiers died and who were the sports heroes we remember this Armistice Day? Real hero: Londoner Oliver Godfrey won the first-ever TT race on the Isle of Man in 1911 ...

Lasting 141 days, the Battle of the Somme was the bloodiest battle of the First World War. The British suffered 420,000 casualties, including 125,000 deaths, during the intense fighting. Another ...

Bombardier Percy R. Musson was born on Dec. 18, 1893. He was enlisted on Jan. 14, 1915, and was sent to France shortly thereafter. Musson was wounded in France during the Battle of the Somme on the ...

By the time the battle of the Somme ended on Nov. 18, 1916, more than 1 million men were killed or wounded. That’s more than double the casualties suffered in the World War II D-Day invasion and ...