Centenary of scuttling of German High Seas Fleet
100 years go today the German High Seas Fleet started to disappear from view after officers and sailors opened up […]
WW1
WW1 paintings by Sir Alfred Munnings at the National Army Museum
Exhibition of paintings at the National Army Museum. Although somewhat late in the day, TMT has visited the wonderful exhibition […]
Christmas 1914: ‘Santa Claus ship’ arrives in Britain
‘Santa Claus’ ship USS Jason docked at Devonport just over a century ago to deliver presents to children whose fathers […]
Remember the Royal Navy
With good reason, it is the stoic soldiers who faced the mud and slaughter of the trenches who come […]
After the end of the Great War: late November 1918
In this piece, TMT has taken the account of a soldier waiting to be demobbed at the end of WW1. […]
Just a curious thought
As we remember the dead of the Great War (as well as other wars), it is possible to feel a […]
A Poppy for a life – the dead left behind in WW1
This article looks at the subject of how the dead were treated on the battlefields of the First World War. […]
The Poppy
The Poppy we now see being worn has a small black inner circle on which the words “Poppy Appeal” […]
A poem dedicated to those who fell in the 14-18 War.
A poem dedicated to the memory of the fallen during the Great War 1914-18 By Ian C Garside […]
In memory of Flora Sandes
At a time when the British Army is talking about women fighting in the frontline, and the Ghurkhas have opened […]
Fields of Mud, Seeds of Hope – funding deadline 10th September
A quick reminder that this unique, living mud-sculpture needs funding by the 10th September. Please take a look at […]
WW1 Earth Sculpture – Fields of mud, Seeds of Hope
We recently became aware of this extraordinary concept for a memorial to the fallen of the Great War which is […]
Openreach 100-mile hike for SSAFA
SSAFA Press release TEAM OF EIGHT TAKE ON SPONSORED 100-MILE HIKE – ONE MILE FOR EVERY YEAR SINCE 1918 ARMISTICE […]
Book Review: Chapel Street by Sheila Brady
Chapel Street “the Bravest Little Street in England” the History Press As soon as you open this book you […]
The Battle of Amiens – the beginning of “The End” – August 1918
Much has been written about the Battle of Amiens in recent days. It was the beginning of what is now […]
ABMC releases new video about Suresnes American Cemetery
Suresnes American Cemetery, located just outside of Paris, is one of nine World War I cemeteries managed by the American […]
Cotswold Airport Revival Festival to celebrate RAF100
On the 29th and 30th of September Cotswold Airport will once again throw open its gates to the public for its […]
WWI flying ace Raoul Lufbery to be honoured in CT
The town of Wallingford will host a ceremony in May to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of former […]
Gift from French President recalls WWI USMC heroics in Battle of Belleau Wood
Gift from French President recalls USMC WWI Belleau Wood heroics On the South Lawn of the White House, American President […]
The Yanks of Seicheprey
On April 20th, 1918, in Seicheprey, France, near the St. Mihiel Salient, American soldiers engaged in their first significant infantry […]