Armistice Day 2018

WWI grave at the front – Armistice

“Their name liveth for evermore”

Where do the red poppies come from? © iStock

Where do the red poppies come from?

When were the wreaths first laid at the Cenotaph? © Getty Images

When were the wreaths first laid at the Cenotaph?

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Why we say: ‘Tommy’

Standing soldiers

Why the world went to war in 1914

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Did the Somme offensive achieve anything?

Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria, and his wife Sophie riding in an open carriage at Sarajevo shortly before their assassination. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images)

How did the world go to war in 1914?

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Field Marshal Haig may not have been the incompetent monster his reputation suggests