BBC Documentaries marking the centenary of World War One. BBC One Opening the World War One commemoration season on the BBC and produced in partnership with the Open University, landmark new ...

World War I was one of the biggest conflicts in human history, known as the “war to end all wars." While Hollywood has a larger fascination with World War II, which has resulted in the release ...

It might not sound like much to write home about, but the 21-year-old -- Lawrence Enderson Grimshaw -- happened to be a soldier stationed in the trenches during World War I. One century on ...

A poster portraying the “Second Patriotic War” as World War I was known in Russia ... Soviets as an “imperialist” battle. Around 1.7 million soldiers fighting for the Russian Empire ...

Boylston’s vivid account of her World ... With only one eye, MacDonald remained on duty in France until after the armistice, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. War nursing ...

both World Wars left deep scars in Africa. In Word War I alone, according to the CWGC, British forces employed around 50,000 African soldiers and more than one million African “carriers”, or ...

Opening the World War One commemoration season on the BBC and produced in partnership with the Open University, landmark new documentary series Britain’s Great War, presented by Jeremy Paxman ...

Not all of the fighting during World War One happened in the trenches of the Western Front. Some major battles were fought for control of the Middle East. It was here that the British Army ...

More than 80 people raise funds for homeless veterans by sleeping in replica World War One trenches. The Bradford brothers are thought to be one of the most decorated families of World War One.