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Battles of French Flanders
The battles fought by the British army in 1915, in the second year of the First World War, are less well known than those fought immediately after the outbreak of war in 1914 and …
Barnsley Pals: The 13th & 14th Battalions York & Lancaster Regiment
The 'Pals' battalions were a phenomenon of the Great War, never repeated since. Under Lord Derby's scheme, and in response to Kitchener's famous call for a million volunteers, …
Falklands Hero: Ian Mckay-the Last VC of the 20th Century
At the height of the bitter battle for Mount Longdon during the Falklands War , 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment's assault has stalled in the face of determined resistance. With …
The Battles of Arras: North
The First World War battlefields to the north of Arras - including Vimy Ridge - are among the most famous and most visited sites on the Western Front, rivalled only by those around …
The Battles of Arras: South
The First World War battlefields to the south of Arras - including Battery Valley and Observation Ridge, Telegraph Hill, Monchy-le-Preux, Wancourt, and Bullecourt - are among the …
Visitor's Guide - The First Day of the Somme
Many guidebooks cover the Somme offensive in 1916, the five-month struggle that has come to be seen as one of the defining episodes in the history of the fighting on the Western …
Pebble Island
In the early hours of 15 May 1982, three Sea King helicopters carrying 42 men of 22 SAS Regiment and attachments, lifted off from the carrier HMS Hermes and headed towards the …
Blood & Iron: Letters from the Western Front
Until now Hugh Butterworth was just one of the millions of lost soldiers of the Great War, and the extraordinary letters he sent home from the Western Front have been largely …
Battle Lines: Ypres - Nieuwpoort to Ploegsteert
Battle Lines Ypres, the first volume in Pen & Sword's new series of walking, cycling and driving guides to the Western Front, is the essential companion for every visitor to the …
Retreat from Mons 1914: Casteau to Le Cateau (Battle Lines Series)
The Retreat from Mons 1914: North is the first of two volumes in Pen & Sword's Battle Lines series to cover the opening campaign of the Great War. They are the essential companions …
Retreat from Mons 1914: South
The Retreat from Mons 1914: South is the second volume in Pen & Sword's Battle Lines series to cover the opening campaign of the Great War. It is the essential companion for every …
The Somme 1916 - Beyond the First Day
In their second Visitor's Guide to the 1916 Battle of the Somme Jon Cooksey and Jerry Murland focus on the series of secondary battles that were key stages in the five-month …