Britain and its Empire lost almost a million men during World War One; most of them died on the Western Front. Stretching 440 miles from the Swiss border to the North Sea, the line of trenches ...

When Britain entered the war in August 1914 the government ... Britain had an empire that covered one quarter of the world map and France had significant territories in Africa and Asia.

The past 100 years have seen another world war and the rise and fall of the Soviet ... (Pull cursor to the right from 1914 to see 1914 map and to the left from 2014 to see the modern map) ...

This map from the Institute for the Study of War from January 27, 2025, shows control of Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk region. This map from the Institute for the Study of War from January 27 ...