Today, 7th June marks the anniversary of the Battle of Messines Ridge… The Messines Ridge, situated a few thousand yards to the south of the town of Ypres, had been taken by the Germans in 1914 and they had fought tenaciously to keep it ever since. Strategically this ridge was hugely important; although at 260 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

If you are a history teacher in a secondary school then we may have something that interests you… Following on from the success of our WW1 infographics app we have printed a short run of full size posters of our overview infographic that would look great in any history department! The posters are sized to [...]

We have a new Facebook page – www.facebook.com/militaryresearchUK – and we would love it if you join us. On our page you will find pictures, photos and stories from our military history, plus tips and tricks on how to track down your military ancestors. We have over 800 ‘likes’ already and lots of interaction going [...]

We are delighted to announce that The Great War 100 app is now available on both Android and iOS platforms for just £1.49 The idea of the app is to try and tell the story of the First World War using infographics. In the first version of this app there are over 65 separate graphics [...]

It is exciting times here at Military Research UK. We have a brand new website, and our WW1 anniversary project is coming along very nicely – We have had hundred of positive comments on the infographics that are on the website, and there is an app being produced which will have many more infographics on [...]

I haven’t posted on here for a while, and lots have been going on. My new website is very nearly done – hopefully all will be live before the end of January, this will incorporate an updated version of thegreatwar100.com website, my stand-alone microsite dedicated to enabling kids, teenagers and adults alike to learn about [...]

There can be no denying it. The battles of Menin Road, Polygon Wood and Broodseinde were successful. The German army were taking a hammering, were demoralised and there was even talk of tactical withdrawal. Haig sensed the panic in the German ranks and urged Plumer to renew the offensive, he was convinced the Passchendaele Ridge [...]

Exploring, through forensic archaeology, the human story of the Battle of Messines The Plugstreet Project is a non profit project lead by No Man’s Land Archaeology Group, a multinational team of volunteers specialising in the study of the First World War though archaeological excavations, historical research, map work and aerial photography. Working with academic departments, local and [...]