The Long, Long Trail cuts through myth and misinformation
to present the facts of the British Army in the First World War : a tribute to the men and women who fought and won - and to the
million who died trying.
| Researching British soldiers |
The army of 1914-1918 |
| Are you a family historian trying to find
out more about a man or woman who served in the war? > Research
a soldier |
Are you a military historian wanting to
find out about the organisation
and actions of British units? > About
the army |
Australian troops in the awful Passchendaele battlefield
Battles and engagements |
Battlefields |
| Do you want to know more about what happened
in the war? > Battle
histories |
Are you planning a trip to the battlefields?
Or an armchair tourist? > Battlefields |
The Sucrerie cemetery, Colincamps, Somme. A beautiful May morning
A soldier's life |
Books on the Great War |
Would you like to know how a man was enlisted,
trained, employed and discharged? > Soldier's
life
Or are you interested in individual soldier's stories? > Ordinary
heroes |
Reviews of books on the subject and our
own WW1 book store > Books |
 The Long, Long Trail was named in the May 2008 edition of WDTYTA magazine as Best Overall (5 star) website for tracing army ancestors |
