The Assault On Messines Ridge – Flanders, 1917
During the First World War, Flanders became some of the most hotly contested ground in military history. Thousands upon thousands of men died in trench…
The German Paris Gun – Super Gun Of WWI
The most powerful gun to be fielded in the First World War was the German Paris Gun. Several of these guns were produced and used…
Operation Michael: The Germans Regain the Offensive
By the spring of 1918, the Western Front of the First World War had been almost static for three years. Then the Germans, intent on…
The German Spring Offensives, 1918 – Inflicting Brutal Damage On The Allies
In the spring of 1918, the Germans went on the attack. Over the course of five offensives, they turned the static warfare that had endured…
The Second Battle Of Ypres: An Extraordinary Defense In The Face Of Poison Gas
The Belgian town of Ypres was the site of the fiercest fighting of the First World War. A series of battles left the town deserted,…
The Attack On Hamel In 1918 – Forging A Bond Between Allies Of Different Nations
In the spring of 1918, the Germans went on the offensive. With new tactics including Stormtroopers and a “fire-waltz” artillery attack, it was the most…
The Gallipoli Campaign, 1915 – A Bloody And Terrible Ground Invasion In World War One
In November 1914, Turkey entered the First World War on the side of the Central Powers. It was a disappointment for Britain and France, who…
The Battle of Le Cateau, 1914 – A Victory For Germany At The Start Of The First World War
The early days of the First World War were very different from the long years that followed. As German troops advanced into Belgium and France,…
The Naval Action at Gallipoli: So Little Achieved at So Much Cost
The Gallipoli Campaign is remembered mostly for the disastrous failure of the infantry landings. Huge numbers of British and colonial troops were lost in a…
The Battle Of The Somme – One Of The Bloodiest Battles In Human History
The Battle of the Somme is one of the bloodiest battles in human history. Lasting three and a half months, it was one of the…
The Gallipoli Landings: A New Kind of War
On April 25, 1915, the ground campaign on the Gallipoli Peninsula began. Forces from Australia, Britain, Ceylon, France, India, New Zealand and Senegal landed on…
The Christmas Truce of 1914 – When Peace Threatened To Break Out
WWI was most notable for trench warfare, the conditions of which were often so horrific that it’s hard to imagine what these soldiers endured, day…