The Battle of the Somme was launched on 1 July 1916 ... The bombardment was so loud that it could be heard across the English Channel and as far as London. Such faith was placed in the artillery ...

the worst in British military history. Outdated military tactics such as slow, massive troop advances were no match for modern military weapons at the Battle of the Somme. Pictured here ...

The Battle of the Somme began on 1 July 1916 and remains the bloodiest in the Army's history. A total of 19,240 British troops were killed within 24 hours. Almost a tenth of those who died that ...

With a tone as serious as an overdraft, he wrote: ‘Try the Battle of The Somme.’ History students will know the Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest offensives of World War One ...