A detailed look at the Battle of the Somme on July 1, 1916, one of the deadliest military operations of World War I.

July 1, 1916—the first day of the Battle of the Somme became the bloodiest day in British military history. Over 57,000 soldiers were lost in mere hours, in a battle that was both a disaster and a ...

When the British military unveiled the SA80 in the 1980s, it was expected to be a revolutionary weapon system that would define modern warfare. Instead, it quickly earned a reputation as one of the ...

Robin Highman / Military Development of the Renaissance -- John Beeler / C.G. Cruickshank -- Daniel A. Baugh / Military Development of the Renaissance -- The Navy to 1714 / The Army in the Eighteenth ...