The trenches have become synonymous with the First World War and no more so than in the Battle of the Somme, which began 100 years ago today, and has been remembered in an international ceremony at the Thiepval memorial in… Read more

On that first day of the Battle of the Somme (which would rage until 18 November) 57,000 casualties were sustained by British Forces creating huge and unprecedented medical challenges. At the centre of  Wounded: Conflict, Casualties and Care is a… Read more

It was one of the bloodiest and most tragic battles in human history with one million killed or injured, however, Britons’ knowledge of the battle, say the National Army Museum, is ‘cosmetic, confused or non-existent’. According to… Read more