The Battle of the Somme was one of the most significant campaigns of World War One, as the Allied forces attempted to break through the German front line in northern France, 1916. This interactive ...

That attack 100 years ago was the long-awaited “Big Push”—the beginning of the Somme Offensive and the ... in the first 15 minutes of the battle. “It was about this time that my feeling ...

The Battle of the Somme was launched on 1 July 1916. The main aim of the battle was to relieve the important northern French fortress of Verdun. This had been placed under siege by the German Army ...

The Battle of the Somme lasted five months in 1916 and placed ... junction of the French and British fighting sectors but the location served little other strategic purpose. The Germans were ...

Michael St. Maur Sheil Nearly 70 feet deep, the Lochnagar Crater was formed after an explosive-packed mine was detonated during the Battle of the Somme. Michael St. Maur Sheil The first large ...