A Century On: A Diary of the Great War

- The first major conference of the Entente powers is held today at Chantilly, the headquarters of General Joffre, as representatives of Bri...

- In fierce hand-to-hand fighting, the French 70th Division seizes the cemetery at the village of Ablain, west of Souchez in Artois, and the...

- The ongoing German offensive in Galicia, and the continued inability of the Russian army to substantially halt the enemy advance, have led...

- In Britain the events of the past few months - the use of gas at Ypres, the sinking of Lusitania , and the bombing raids of Zeppelins - ha...

- After a short artillery bombardment, the Germans at Ypres launch a second gas attack, releasing the deadly clouds to drift over the Britis...

- Prime Minister Asquith gives a speech today to armaments workers in Newcastle, attempting to calm public and press concerns over a shortag...