Togo in Africa saw the first battle between Allied and German forces in World War One. They fought for control of the Kamina wireless station. WW1: Why was the first day of the Somme such a disaster?

The Scharnhorst, an armoured battle-cruiser and the flagship of Admiral Maximilian Graf von Spee’s East Asia Squadron, was sunk on 8 December 1914 during the Battle of the Falkland Islands ...

Around 650,000 Canadian soldiers fought in WW1. In the east ... to blister and could damage the eyes. British soldiers eating hot food in the Ancre Valley during the Battle of the Somme, 1916.

Today marks 100 years since the first day of the Battle of the Somme ... young men dressed in WW1 uniforms appeared at stations and in city centres all over the country. In towns and cities ...

It is the only known battle where a navy ship and a submarine ... As the U-boat drew near to assess the damage it had inflicted, the Lady Olive counter-attacked. Mrs Sandford's husband, a ...