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The Ypres World War I museum has re-opened its doors around Easter 1998 - feel free to explore the (ever-growing) website as well ...

Battlefield Tours. Somme Battlefield Tours Ltd is a small non-profit making company which specialises in taking small groups on conducted and self-drive tours of the Somme and Ypres battlefields of the Great War (WW1).

The Battle of Verdun, fought between France and Germany in 1916, is the greatest in world history and caused over 700, 000 casualties ...

An History of the Great War of 1914 to 1918 presented in internet format. Contains various articles and features from authors around the world. Please be aware this is a hi-bandwidth site.

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An History of the Great War of 1914 to 1918 presented in internet format. Contains various articles and features from authors around the world. Please be aware this is a hi-bandwidth site.

Site specialized about the American Expeditionary Forces and their battlefield of Chateau-Thierry and Belleau wood area.

TOM MORGAN THE MENIN GATE, YPRES In Flanders stands the ancient town of Ypres. Once a centre of the flanders wool trade, it became one of the most important European city-states of the 13th Century. In 1260, Ypres had a population of some 40, 000 - more than the population today. At the same time another great city, Oxford in England, had a population of only 4, 200. The area has been fought over, ...

31 October - 17 November 1914 The First Battle of Ypres By John Buchan Between two and three o'clock on Saturday, the 31st, was the most critical hour in the whole battle. The 1st Division had fallen back from Gheluvelt to a line resting on the junction of the Frezenberg road with the Ypres-Menin highway. It had suffered terribly, and its general had be en sorely wounded. On its right the 7th ...

Lloyd George on the Battle of the Somme, July 1, 1916 From War Memoirs of David Lloyd George, 1915-1916; Boston: Little Brown, 1933; pp 9-10 So, much to the secret satisfaction of General Joffre, we turned our backs on Salonika and our faces once more to the Somme. It ranks with Verdun as one of the two bloodiest battles ever fought on this earth up to that date. The casualties on both sides ...

Guide to First World War Battlefield memorials.

August-September, 1914 Marshall Joffre's Report on the Marne From the Frontiers to the Marne: The Official French Report by Marshal Joseph Joffre, concerning the events of August-September 1914 The first month of the campaign began with successes and finished with defeats for the French troops. Under what circumstances did these come about Our plan of concentration had foreseen the possibility ...

Tom Morgan's Somme Diary ...

The Story of the American Expeditionary Forces 28th Division SECOND BATTLE OF THE MARNE The 'Men of Iron' of the 28th Division at the Marne | Quick Facts | Background | | Phase I | Phase II | Phase III | Quick Facts Where: The Aisne-Marne Sector, 75 Miles Northeast of Paris In a Triangular Area Bounded by Chateau-Thierry, Soissons and Reims Check the Location on a Map of the Western Front When: ...

The South African Military History Society Die Suid-Afrikaanse Krygshistoriese Vereeniging Military History Journal - Vol 7 No 2 The South Africans at Delville Wood by I.S.Uys The 1st South African Infantry Brigade was recruited at Potchefstroom in August and September 1915 for service overseas. It comprised four battalions (or regiments) of infantry. In order to render these battalions as ...

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