For the British, however, the single battle that defines the bloody attritional nature of the First World War is the Somme. Friday 1 July will mark 100 years since the battle began in north west ...

The Great War event in War Thunder is live right now and runs until Monday, April 7. If you're a fan of WW1 (maybe you're a Battlefield 1 enjoyer, like myself) then remember that War Thunder is a ...

The Springfield was the standard infantry rifle at the time of America’s entry into the First World War, and it stayed in that role until it was replaced by the M1 Garand in the late 1930s.

The first of July has come round again and the great disaster becomes a trifle dimmer than before. It is the most dismal of ...

The opening moves. Few events in world history have had a more profound impact than that of World War One (1914-8). Although the German attempt to dominate Europe was thwarted in the end, the ...

Learn about what happened to the British West Indies Regiment after World War One with BBC Bitesize History. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.

The War Thunder infantry update will play out in the same maps that host air and land vehicles, which has some players apprehensive over the visuals and balancing considering these maps were not ...

One of the greatest British World War 1 films ever made is on BBC iPlayer for a limited time. By George Simpson, Film & Music Editor. 12:27, Mon, Jan 6, 2025 | UPDATED: 13:03, Mon, Jan 6, 2025.

The Ukraine war, as a large-scale conventional fight, is very different from America's post-9/11 conflicts, but the war is showing that there is still a role for lighter infantry forces and a need ...

It’s one of the best-known stories about the First World War: the Christmas truce of 1914, when soldiers from both sides spontaneously laid down their guns and, for a few hours at least, acted ...

Cavalry and infantry would engage in a few pitch battles, ... The standard rifle of the British army during World War I was the Lee-Enfield .303, ...

The 3rd Infantry Division presented the Silver Star Medal Oct. 4, 2022, to U.S. Army Soldier Staff Sgt. Harold Nelson who fought in World War II from November 1942 to June 1944.