The Somme battlefield: the longest 10 miles in history
The Tyneside Irish Brigade of the 34th Division suffered some of the worst casualties on the first day of the Battle of the Somme
Century: The Somme
One for all, all for one: first World War Allies agree military strategy
The deadly battles of Verdun, the Somme, and Salonika were fought in solidarity by the Allies to take pressure off each other
Maj Gen Oliver Nugent: The suspect unionist
The correspondence of the Ulster Division’s commander, Maj Gen Oliver Nugent,is a fascinating insight into tensions within unionism, and his oftenscathing views on his military colleagues
The Somme: never were so many sacrificed for so little
The battle of the Somme was a new kind of battle, in a new kind of war, and overall it would claim some 1,000,000 casualties
School project honours Irish fallen in first World War
Students bring war to life by ‘adopting’ a soldier from each of Ireland’s 32 counties
The war in France 1916: ‘No village now, only a hole in the ground’
The 16th Irish Division paid a terrible price for its heroics in the capture of the Frenchvillages of Guillemont and Ginchy in 1916
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