On 1 July 1916, 57,000 British soldiers became casualties in just a few hours. The Battle of the Somme changed the course of WWI. RJ Mitte, "Breaking Bad" actor, dies at 34 Strong storm could 'bomb' ...

On July 1, 1916, the first shots were fired in what would become one of the bloodiest engagements in human history, the 141-day Battle of the Somme. It was nearly two years into what was then being ...

The first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916, was the bloodiest day of World War One for the British army. Where did it all go wrong?

July 1, 1916—the first day of the Battle of the Somme became the bloodiest day in British military history. Over 57,000 soldiers were lost in mere hours, in a battle that was both a disaster and a ...

A British soldier’s battered World War I diary recounting the bloody Battle of the Somme has been discovered in a U.K. barn. The diary, which was written in pencil by Private Arthur Edward Diggens of ...

The Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest and most infamous battles in history, was intended to break the German lines and bring World War I closer to an Allied victory. At 7:30 a.m. on July 1, ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The cover image on the issue of Scientific ...

Military historian Peter Barton begins by focusing on the events leading up to the offensive, including what the British got wrong and how much the Germans knew about British plans through the ...

This film tells the story of the 8th and 9th Devon's on the 1st July 1916, both served in 20 Bde of 7th Division. Their objective was the German Strong point of Mametz. By 5 pm the Devon's along with ...