The Great War began in August 1914.
In the streets of Britain there was great enthuasism as soldiers set off to fight in France.
The newspapers talked of the war being over by Christmas.
The reality was very different, especially in Western Europe.
By 1916 millions of men were dead and two lines of trenches spread across France and Belgium. Meanwhile there was fighting in many parts of the world: in Turkey and the Middle East, in East and Central Africa, in Central Asia.... and at sea.
In 1916 two great battles took places involving Britain and Germany: on land, the Battle of the Somme. At sea, the Battle of Jutland in the North Sea.
How did these events affect local people?
How did these events affect local people?
