The soldiers in the 16th Royal Scots were affectionately known as McCrae’s Battalion, named after the lieutenant colonel who founded them, Sir George McCrae. Brought together from Edinburgh and nearby ...
Just weeks after sinking three British cruisers in a single morning, sm U-9 returned to the North Sea. This time, its target ...
If someone told you it rained fish once upon a time, would you believe them? You'd be forgiven if you said "no." But get this ...
On Christmas Eve in 1914, a light snowfall began to dust the Western Front, unable to settle on the muddy, waterlogged ground ...
The humble potato shows up in plenty of vintage recipes. Invented in places from Ireland to New York, these dishes still ...
CHECK your change, dig down the back of the sofa and smash open the piggy bank – you could be sitting on a goldmine. We all ...
WW1 changed the relationship between men and women in FranceWW1 changed the relationship between men and women in France ...
As we look back at our international reporters' most memorable stories of the last year we revisit a story about a Ukrainian ...
In the early stages of the First World War, Brits and Germans came together on the frontlines to pause the fighting for ...
On Christmas Eve 1914, battling German and British soldiers laid down their arms and sang Christmas carols together — a brief ...
Pte Maxwell was not the only soldier to refashion the trench biscuit into makeshift stationery. Made out of whole wheat flour with no sugar, the hard, dry biscuits could survive long journeys and ...
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