The Battle of the Somme was one of the most devastating battles in history, with over one million casualties in just five months. Intended to break the stalemate of trench warfare, the offensive ...

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 ...

A century on from the Battle of the Somme a photographer has put together a series of photos which show how dramatically different the area is now. Matt Cardy uncovered a collection of pictures ...

Poor Angéline, it is the worst sight that a man ever wants to see." The Battle of the Somme lasted five months in 1916 and placed young men on both sides of the war in the middle of a protracted ...

The Battle of the Somme changed the course of WWI.

The villages of Guillemont and Ginchy lie at the southern end of the Somme battlefield which has been the setting for fierce and costly fighting since the beginning of July. The attack on ...

And fate seemed to have loaned a hand in turning the story of the Somme into an inspirational Unionist narrative. On the old, Julian calendar the 1st day of July had been the date of the Battle of ...