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 [...]
In early 1915 the Western Front resembled a tag-team wrestling match. No sooner had the French had jumped out of the ring after the disaster at Champagne, they slapped the hand of the British who took up the baton for the Allies and launched their own offensive at Neuve Chapelle. The objective handed to the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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