During the First World War it took four hours for the armistice to come into effect, and then over 12 hours for troops on the Western Front to actually stop fighting. The sad result of this tardiness?

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The first shots of World War One are fired in Africa ... Outgunned and outnumbered Britain's tiny Expeditionary Force suffers heavy casualties and is forced to retreat. On the back of this ...

"Incidents of the war: A harvest of death." The three days of conflict at Gettysburg resulted in 51,000 casualties, making it the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Courtesy: Library of Congress ...

The final days of the First World War showcased the skill and strategy of our forces. But they also brought many casualties, writes J.L. Granatstein. The Armistice that ended the First World War ...

But the war lasted four years and there were huge casualties. Domestic impact of war: politics The First World War had an impact on politics. Some Scots took action to improve living and working ...

In the first casualties in Lebanon since Israel launched ... Israel fought another war against Hezbollah in 2006 after the group kidnapped two Israeli soldiers. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...