A Century On: A Diary of the Great War

- At 1005 am Lieutenant Max Immelmann shoots down a British B.e.2c two-seat reconnaissance biplane, his fifth of the war, making him Germany...

- Overnight a reconstituted British XI Corps, with 12th and 46th Divisions (the former a New Army formation and the latter a Territorial uni...

- At 3am General Haig and his chief of staff meet once more with Captain Gold, and the latter informs the commander of 1st Army that the win...

- Kitchener issues orders today for the Indian Corps in France to remain part of the British Expeditionary Force through the next winter.  T...

- For several months Kitchener has resisted complying with the request of Joffre for a major British attack to accompany the fall French off...

- The formation of the new coalition government in Britain is completed, and the new cabinet formally takes office today.  Prime Minister As...

- This morning the fuse lit by Sir John French five days earlier explodes on the pages of The Times newspaper, which runs an extensive repo...

- Yesterday the British 28th Division, having suffered greatly in the recent fighting, was withdrawn from the eastern face of the Ypres sali...

- In Britain the ongoing shortage of artillery shells leads Prime Minister Asquith to appoint a committee to plan for the formation of a new...

- As the British government discusses ongoing operations in the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, the focus is not only on securing...

- At 730am this morning, British artillery opens up on the German line at Neuve Chapelle.  The intense bombardment, using more shells in thi...