Sure, here is the new description with all the links and additional text removed: On Christmas Eve 1914 the artillery shelling and bombardments stopped for a little while. During those Christmas days ...

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 as if ...

The first Christmas of World War I was a hellish time for Alfred Dougan Chater, a second lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders, who woke that morning in a freezing, muddy trench less than ...

As the First World War unfolded, a little-known but pivotal encounter transpired in the Indian Ocean—The Battle of Zanzibar.

The Christmas Truce has become one of the most storied parts of World War I. It’s also far more complex than the narrative lets on. By Nicholas Slayton Published Dec 27, 2022 9:00 AM EST It’s a famous ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The earlier Lee-Enfields were still considered to be a better general-purpose rifle due to their larger magazine capacity of ten rounds and lighter weight. Many ...

Why does the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand -- the event that lit the fuse of World War One 100 years ago Saturday -- still resonate so powerfully? Virtually nobody believes World War Three ...

Notes of interviews between psychoanalyst Dr Martin Pappenheim and Gavrilo Princip, one of the assassins of Franz Ferdinand while he was imprisoned, with an introduction on the political background of ...

(L-R) A World War 1 1914-15 Star, a British War Medal and World War 1 Victory Medal are among the stolen pieces [Thames Valley Police] Military medals belonging to a veteran and his grandfather have ...