Today we have added 8 big new infographics to our popular ‘The Great War 100′ app. This latest update covers 7 new ‘battle’ graphics covering the decisive battles at Mons, the Marne, Cambrai, Amiens, Neuve Chappelle, Loos, First Ypres, and the Brusilov Offensive. Another graphic covering the Battle of Tannenberg is not quite finished and [...]

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Earlier this week I read a great story in the Daily Mail about a recently found old suitcase that held a plethora of items relating to the life of a WW1 nurse. Margaret Maule was a nurse for 52 years, until she retired in 1969 aged 82. During that time, she cared for wounded WW1 [...]

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On the back of my latest Kindle e-book (World War One: A Layman’s Guide) I thought it might be interesting to put together a short online questionnaire to test the nation’s knowledge of The First World War! So, get your clever face on and help us get a better understanding about the nation’s general knowledge [...]

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We have put together a slideshare presentation which explains our thinking behind our ‘The Great War 100′ project. As well as explaining what prompted us to do it, it also has some nice example infographics included to give you a taster as to what is included within the app, and what will be printed in [...]

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Today we have issued a another small update  to our popular “The Great War 100″ app  consisting of 8 new infographics covering some of the various trench weapons used by the infantrymen whilst serving in the front line. In the close confines of a front line trench, the rifle was often too big and cumbersome [...]

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I have spent much of my spare time this Christmas period working on the next wave of infographics for ‘The Great War 100′ project I am working on. In particular I have been working on a number of Victoria Cross infographics, some of which will appear as an app update in a few weeks time… [...]

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Today we have issued a small update  to our popular “The Great War 100″ app  consisting of 7 new infographics covering the rifles used by the infantrymen of the main protagonists of the First World War; (Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and the USA). Each graphic includes a nice image along with the vital [...]

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I know what you are thinking: Not another book on the First World War!! To a certain extent, I do sympathise with you. If you type in ‘WW1′ in the books section of Amazon.co.uk you will be confronted with a list of 11,186 books to choose from. That is quite a bookcase. So, do we [...]

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Here at Research Towers, we are delighted to announce a new update to our popular The Great War 100 app. This new update sees 27 infographics added covering two different subjects: Tanks and (fittingly) The Armistice. Those of you who have already downloaded the app onto your phone or tablet will find the new images [...]

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I went to look at a prospective new house at the weekend. It was a lovely cottage that is older than America, in a pretty village called Codford, nestled in the Wylye valley. The place we looked at was lovely, a bit too near to the main road, but that is by-the-by. I was with [...]

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