The Battlefields of the Somme 1914-18

af the: a Guide to the Cemeteries Somme Battlefields, m.fl.

A war that ended in 1918 and in which the men who fought are now dead is today of great historical interest for many British people. The Centenary Celebrations have brought a renewed level of interest in a conflict that is still 'touchable' in that almost all of us know someone at one or two, or even three, generations distance from us. We feel they are our family though time has brought separation. When we make our journeys to the battlefields, we take part in a pilgrimage of sorts, one that re... (Læs mere)