Tag: 1916 Military historyThe Battle of the Somme: fallen comradesThursday 16 August 2012The clip starts with a title and sequence showing British tommies rescuing a fallen...VideoThe Battle of the Somme: ‘Plum Pudding’ mortar bombsThursday 16 August 2012This sequence opens with a title commenting on the supply operation to make the...VideoThe Battle of the Somme: Battle PoliceThursday 16 August 2012The film clip starts with Tommies making their way across No Man’s Land and...VideoThe Battle of the Somme: ammunition dumpsThursday 16 August 2012This clip gives us a detailed view of preparations for the attack at the...VideoThe Battle of the Somme: the impact of modern weaponsThursday 16 August 2012The clip starts with some pretty harrowing footage of a German trench devastated by...VideoThe Battle of the Somme: destroying enemy defencesThursday 16 August 2012This clip starts with a title card explaining how heavy guns are destroying enemy...AudioVoices of the Armistice: King’s Battalion, Liverpool Regiment in 1916Wednesday 12 November 2008Extracts from the unit war diary during 1916. Original document catalogue reference: WO 95/2926...AudioVoices of the Armistice: German soldier’s war diaryTuesday 4 November 2008The translation of a German soldier’s diary from August to September 1916. Original document...AudioVoices of the Armistice: letters from the Front, March 1916Wednesday 29 October 2008Further correspondence from employees of the Great Western Railway on active service. Original document...