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 [...]

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 [...]

According to a recent article in The Sun, Britain will hold three special days of remembrance to mark the centenary of World War One, The days that have been pencilled in are:  4th August, 2014 (centenary of the beginning of the war), 1st July, 2016 (centenary of the 1st day of the battle of the [...]

In an effort to remember the sacrifices made during the Battle of the Somme, and in particular the first day of the battle that saw so many casualties for the British Army, here is an infographic overview of the battle. This infographic is taken from a project called ‘The Great War 100′ that I am [...]

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 [...]

The Android version of our App – The Great War 100 is now live and available for download at the bargain price of £1.29. This application is the forerunner to the book of the same name, which is due to be published by The History Press in early 2014 for the centenary of the war. [...]

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 [...]

I am working on a new pet project aimed at giving, teenagers and adults easier access to information about The First World War. I speak to hundreds of people every month  about both world wars and it is clearly evident to me that there are thousands of people out there that have a real interest [...]

Every November, we pay tribute to the millions who have fought and died for Britain over the last century. This ritual began after World War I, where hundreds of thousands of our ancestors were killed, and many more were injured. With the latest military update from Ancestry, you can discover whether your family’s WWI heroes were rewarded [...]

It has taken him the best part of 2 years, but finally Steve, my buddy with whom I cycled the WW1 Western Front back in 2009 has uploaded some video snippets from our trip onto YouTube. They are small, taken with an iPhone, completely random and contain some tasty language, but they bring back some [...]