Tobacco was a staple of army life and cigarettes were even used as currency within the British army. Dan also reveals that drugs were common in the trenches, with soldiers relying on substances to ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of people attended the funeral on Thursday of "Last Tommy" Briton Harry Patch, who was the last surviving veteran of the World War One trenches until his death at the age ...
Ukrainian and Russian forces have dug sprawling trenches along the front lines of the war. The trenches echo scenes from bloody combat of World War 1 and World War 2. Take a look at photos comparing ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's last surviving veteran of the World War One trenches, Harry Patch, has died at the age of 111, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday. Patch, described by his biographer ...