Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 278th installment in the series. The abject failure of the Nivelle Offensive in April 1917 triggered ...
The centenary of the Battle of Messines Ridge, where unionist and nationalist soldiers from Ireland fought side by side in the trenches, is to be marked by a joint UK-Irish ceremony. The event will ...
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With the exception of Messines Park Londonderry escaped the war with out any real bad damage.In fact for its size and strategic importance we were luckly to survive with only a little scratch.Things ...
Up here, on a clear, sunny morning, you can see what the Battle of Messines was all about. This gentle ridge rises near the ancient Belgian town of Ypres. The Flanders plain stretches out below. Sign ...
It was the first time soldiers of the 36th Ulster and 16th Irish Divisions fought side-by-side in World War One. The Battle of Messines Ridge has been commemorated with special ceremonies in Belgium.
A MAJOR joint UK-Irish ceremony has begun in Belgium to mark the centenary of a First World War battle where unionist and nationalist soldiers from Ireland fought side by side in the trenches. The ...
On a calm, cool evening in early June 1917, British Major General Charles Harington gathered with a group of reporters on the Western Front to discuss a massive attack that would be launched soon ...