British soldiers read a map in the trenches of the Western Front during World War One. The trenches were dug out of the mud of the battlefields and lined with wood and barbed wire. Watch this ...
The bravery of soldiers from both parts of Ireland who fought and died in World War One has been widely commemorated. However, one group of men who enlisted have remained largely hidden.
The sun rises over a reconstructed WWI trench in Ploegsteert, Belgium. (Virginia Mayo/AP) By late December 1914 World War I had been raging for nearly five months. Had anyone really believed it ...
Erich Maria Remarque’s novel of World War I presented an unvarnished portrait of modern combat as chaotic nightmare.
Even before the guns fell silent on the Western Front, the long-term social consequences of World War One were being felt back home. Women had a stronger voice, education, health and housing ...