The U-boat went down with all hands and has rested on the seabed, some 37km (23 miles) off the coast of Yorkshire, ever since.
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REVIEW – Hunger: how food shaped the course of the First World War
Hunger is breezy in its approach, but the subject Blom discusses is a serious one. Indeed, the spectre of food – or lack of it – haunts the First World War.
Wreck of German warship off Kent coast given protected status
During a training session in the English Channel in May 1878, SMS Grosser Kurfürst was accidentally rammed by another German warship, SMS König Wilhelm, while attempting to avoid a collision with two sailing ships.
War Athletes: Anthony Wilding
Handsome and charming, Wilding embraced a life full of adventure that also involved racing motorcycles across both hemispheres.
War of Words – ‘Zeppelin’
‘Zeppelin’ appeared in English that same year in Whitaker’s Almanack: ‘The Zeppelin Air-ship… is a cylindrical frame of aluminium in partitions, each holding a gas-bag.’
War Athletes: Donald Bell
Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Donald Bell, relying on adrenaline and instinct, led two men from his company through the mud of no-man’s land, firing his revolver with one hand and hurling a well-aimed Mills bomb with the other.
Somme diary found in barn sold at auction
Written by Private Arthur Edward Diggens, the diary was found in a Midlands barn and contains astonishing insights into the author’s experiences.
War of Words – ‘Hun’
‘Hun’ became an unflattering synonym for Germans during World War I, used by Britons to emphasise their enemy’s brutality.
War Athletes: François Faber and Octave Lapize
On 28 June 1914, the 12th annual Tour de France began in Paris with the blast of a starter’s pistol. The same day, another gun killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, setting in motion World War I.
WWI helmets provided as much protection as modern models, study finds
A new study has revealed that World War I helmets provided as much protection from shockwaves as their modern counterparts.
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