The Somme battle had been announced a week early by multi-day artillery bombardment, involving a total of 1.75 million shells: the heaviest fire in the whole history of the world to that point.

The barrage — about 3,500 shells a minute — was designed to obliterate the deepest dugouts and severely compromise German artillery ... The Battle of the Somme would rage on ...

Coming at the mid-point of World War I, the Battle of the Somme is often taken to exemplify ... heavy machine guns, and artillery—embedded the defender. Facing these, the attacking soldier ...

The battle took place in northern France, along the upper reaches of the River Somme, in a morass of mud ... the Allies completed a withering eight-day artillery barrage to soften up the German ...

Moreover, the intricate Somme battle plan involved rigid, detailed schedules for the artillery, each barrage precisely timed to move ahead of the infantry's anticipated advance. Without effective ...

Overnight in London, an honor guard stood vigil at the grave of the Unknown Warrior. On Friday morning, across Great Britain, citizens observed a moment of silence. And midday Friday, at a quiet ...

The Royal Canadian Artillery brass band played the Last ... UK streets handing out cards detailing casualties of the Battle of the Somme. The hashtag #wearehere, which features on the cards ...

For the British, however, the single battle that defines ... were able to hone new artillery and infantry movement tactics. New technology was also introduced at the Somme including the British ...

The Battle of the Somme was one of the bloodiest of World ... the British army bombarded German lines with artillery. As 07:30 "zero hour" approached, a series of mines were detonated, including ...

The Somme battle had been announced a week early by multi-day artillery bombardment, involving a total of 1.75 million shells: the heaviest fire in the whole history of the world to that point.