Greatest Battles - The Somme and Ypres: 110 Years On

The battles of the Somme and Ypres stand as two of the most devastating and consequential confrontations in military history.

Between 1914 and 1918, the fields of Flanders and the chalky plains of the Somme Valley became synonymous with the brutal reality of industrialised warfare, where millions of men fought and died in a conflict that would reshape the modern world.

The Battle of the Somme, launched on July 1, 1916, remains the bloodiest single day in British military history, with nearly ...