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The Lincoln Tank Memorial will Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of WWI

There is to be a life sized tribute of the very first military tank set in the center of the city where it was built.…

German U-Boat Wreckage Discovered Off the Coast of Kent

The BBC reports that the wreckage of a German World War One U-Boat is left marooned in a remote area of the mudflats off of…

WWI: The Miracle Of Christmas

Ian Harvey

But things did not work out like that. They didn’t go home for Christmas and the war went on for another four years. During the…

WWI German U-boat UB-122 emerges in Kent mudflats after 92 years

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) UB-122 emerges in Kent mudflats after the Recent storms and tidal changes (2) Postcard depicting the sinking of…

AISNE 1914 – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

AISNE 1914 By Jerry Murland Published by Pen & Sword Military ISBN: 978 1 78159 189 5 Review by Mark Barnes for War History Online…

GREAT WAR TOMMY – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

GREAT WAR TOMMY The British soldier 1914-18 (all models) Owners’ Workshop Manual. By Peter Doyle Haynes Publishing ISBN: 978 0 85733 241 7 Haynes have…

THE GREAT WAR HANDBOOK – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

THE GREAT WAR HANDBOOK A Guide for Family Historians & Students of the Great War By Geoff Bridger Published by Pen & Sword Family History…

WWII gravestones in Normandy restored for 70th Anniversary of D-Day landings

Siegphyl

Preparations get underway as Normandy gears for the 70th anniversary of D-Day landings. Officials say that part of the preparation is the restoration of thousands…

REVIEW: YPRES Nieuwpoort to Ploegsteert – by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

YPRES Nieuwpoort to Ploegsteert By Jon Cooksey and Jerry Murland Battle Lines The Western Front By Car, By Bike And On Foot Published by Pen…

Robert Collie: One Man’s Will to Live – Surviving Both Ypres AND the Somme!

                  Robert Collie was a soldier during the First world War. He had survived the Somme and…

Inspiring story of a WWI hero who survived Ypres, Somme and Passchendale

Siegphyl

A soldier who fought in the World War I survived the Battle of Somme. He lived another day to fight at Ypres. At a cruel…

Man who Vandalized WWI Memorial Wanted by BTP

The British Transport Police (BTP) have released the photo of the man responsible for vandalizing a WWI memorial at Glasgow Central station last November 11…