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As Serjeant Leonard Maidment nervously waited in the pre-dawn gloom of the morning of 20 July 1918 preparing for his fir…

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, which marked Russia’s withdrawal from the war, was signed on 3rd March 1918 by the new Russ…

During the early years of the war, March on the Western Front was a time of preparation for the spring offensives both s…

February’s Lewes casualties provide a glimpse of the contrasting life experiences and backgrounds of residents of differ…

By the end of autumn 1914 the German advance on Paris had been halted and both sides had dug in for the winter, creating…

On 1st July 1916, the Battle of the Somme opened. With 60,000 casualties (including 20,000 dead) on the first day, this …

The surrender and scuttling of the Kaiser’s High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands is a perfect example of …

The Victoria Cross (VC) is awarded for 'conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy'. For a medal that is awarded …

This article is intended to briefly tell the story of one not particularly well known action that took place on 16 June …

Zeppelin raids on London had started as early as January 1915 when towns in North Norfolk came under attack. Although th…

Lord Kitchener, Secretary of State for War, was drowned in HMS Hampshire on 5 June 1916, when it sank just west of the O…

Within Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, on the Island of Hoy on the Orkney Islands, is a memorial to the officers and men wh…