First World War Week

General Sir Douglas Haig (left) and Sir Henry Rawlinson are largely to blame for the failure of the battle of the Somme, says historian Hugh Sebag-Montefiore. (Photos by Hulton Archive/Getty Images and Photo12/UIG via Getty Images)

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The British generals whose infighting lost the battle of the Somme

British Aircraft Of The First World War 1914-1918, Sopwith F1 Camel, single-seat scout, 1917. (Photo by IWM via Getty Images)

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In pictures: 100 years of the Royal Air Force

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Medieval manuscripts and the First World War

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America in World War One and a naval tragedy

Two members of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps find another use for discarded helmets in France during the First World War. (Alamy)

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Female Tommies: women in the First World War

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In pictures: Zeppelin raids on First World War Britain

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In pictures: Victoria Cross heroes of the First World War

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Churchill’s army: the wartime leader’s military track record examined

Supporting troops of the 1st Australian Division walking on a duckboard track near Hooge, in the Ypres Sector, 5 October 1917. (Photo by Frank Hurley/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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What caused the First World War?

Soldiers following the battle of the Somme

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Books interview with Andrew Roberts: “I’d like to put an end to the ‘Blackadder’ view of the First World War”

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9 things you (probably) didn’t know about London’s first zeppelin raid in 1915

Two survivors of the Lusitania disaster

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Did Britain doom the Lusitania?

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How did WW1 end?

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10 things you (probably) didn’t know about First World War uniforms

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History Extra explains… How much did the First World War cost?