As the First World War unfolded, a little-known but pivotal encounter transpired in the Indian Ocean—The Battle of Zanzibar.
On Christmas Eve in 1914, on a WWI battlefield, German and Allied soldiers ceased fire and joined together to trade songs and have a Christmas Truce. Inspired by the story of the Christmas Truce, Jim ...
The Western Front. Christmas. A German soldier sets down his rifle and steps into No Man’s Land, singing “Silent Night”. Thus ...
Holiday show tells the true story of the 1914 Christmas Truce, featuring classic carols, such as “Silent Night,” in multiple ...
His medals had resided in Lord Ashcroft's VC Gallery at the Imperial War Museum until its recent controversial closure. His family decided to sell it through London-based auctioneers Spink & Son.
One of the finest memorials on the Somme is the round tower at the Ireland Peace Park in Messines, erected in the late 1990s.