One element of trench life that was particularly grim, according to British soldiers, was the food. Fresh fruit, vegetables and meat were hard to come by so Tommy’s had to make do with tinned ...

World War 1 saw the adoption of the shotgun for military units. A nasty thing called the “trench sweeper” that the Germans lodged a diplomatic complaint against for being just too brutal.

Practice trenches used by British soldiers before they went off to fight in France during the First World War have been discovered in a sun-scorched field amid Britain's ongoing drought.

This is just one of a series of photographs depicting the First World War, taken by an unknown soldier in the trenches, that are up for auction this weekend, for a guide price of £300, after ...

Activity 2: Quiz – Life in a trench Activity 3: History Explorer game Play this game to test your knowledge and learn even more facts about World War One.

By Yuliya Talmazan Global News Posted November 10, 2014 10:07 am Updated November 10, 2014 1:55 pm 1 min read ...

First World War trenches are to be reconstructed next month in one of Scotland's biggest public parks as part of a £100,000 project. The labryinth of claustrophobic conditions in which British ...