Britain in World War I

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  Britain in World War I

  World War I broke out in the summer of 1914. The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, Bosnia, on 28th June triggered the July Crisis, a series of...

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  British Army in World War I

  At the start of World War I, Britain had a much smaller army than some of the other major European powers, including France and Germany. This was partly because British forces were...

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  Battles of the Western Front

  The Western Front was one of the main theatres (regions where fighting occurs) of World War I and it was where most British servicemen fought. Following the outbreak of war in...

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  Battle of Gallipoli

  On 25th April each year, ANZAC Day, Australia and New Zealand remember those who died at the Battle of Gallipoli during World War I. The military campaign, also known as...

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  Battle of the Somme

  The Battle of the Somme, which began on 1st July 1916, was one of the bloodiest campaigns of World War I. More than a million Allied and German soldiers were killed or injured...

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  Trench warfare during World War I

  Trenches—long, narrow ditches dug into the ground—formed the front line of battle on the Western Front. Occupied by infantry soldiers, they were designed to protect the men...

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  Weapons of the Western Front

  The devastating firepower of modern weapons, including artillery and machine guns, in use by early 20th century, forced soldiers to seek cover on the battlefield and dig trenches...

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  World War I at sea

  While the British Army was small in comparison to those of the other European powers at the start of World War I, the British Royal Navy was the largest in the world, with 520...

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  Britain after World War I

  After World War I ended in 1918, most soldiers returned to civilian life. But for many this was not an easy time. Some were suffering from physical disability, including...

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  What does Remembrance Day commemorate?

  On Sunday 11th November, Remembrance Day services are held in villages, towns and cities across the Commonwealth of Nations (an association of states, nearly of which are former...

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