A Century On: A Diary of the Great War

- At 6am, a major German counterattack is launched against the British line at Neuve Chapelle which is able to retake a portion of the trenc...

- Though no substantial success has been achieved in the fighting in Champagne, Joffre believes that the Germans are wearing down and that a...

- Having failed to convince the British to relieve IX Corps in the Ypres salient, Joffre today decides to cancel the offensive planned in Ar...

- French attacks in Champagne force the Germans today to abandon the key defensive position at Ferme de Beauséjour.  However, the Germans re...

- A meeting of the War Council in London today discusses aerial attacks on Germany, with alternatives such as distributing a 'blight...

- The French undertake renewed attacks in Champagne today, but fail to make any headway, and the commanders of the German VIII and VIII Rese...