Words of Warfare

16 Things you may not know about the SS

Is there a more infamous group in recent history than the Schutzstaffel (SS)? Originating in 1925 as a minor security squad for NSDAP...

Sample chapter of The Battle of the Somme: A Layman's Guide

1st July: Premature Detonation at Serre and Beaumont Hamel Stand on the top of the Hawthorn Ridge today and you can see for miles. Its...

Battle of the Somme: A Layman's Guide - TOC

77 Chapters. 100,000 words. The Battle of the Somme: A Layman's Guide is the most comprehensive Layman's Guide yet and is available...

The First German Casualty of WW1

Located in the woods a short distance outside the village of Illfurth in southern Alsace, is a war cemetery containing the graves of...

The Battle of the Somme: A Layman's Guide - now available for pre-order!

To mark the 107th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme, I am delighted to announce that The Battle of the Somme: A...

Operation Marita - April 1941

Operation Marita was the codename for Germany's invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia during the Second World War. It was launched on 6th...

Get a free and exclusive
First World War Fact Book!