Britain and its world-wide empire entered the conflict and World War One began. The war in Europe spread to Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, as British, French, and German colonies were attacked ...

France is Russia's ally and begins mobilising its forces ... The first shots of World War One are fired in Africa. By 1914 the German Empire has four colonies in East, West and South Africa.

BBC One Opening the World War One commemoration season on the BBC ... He explores how, as the casualties began to mount, a movement grew in Britain to get them home. Fergal also meets the children ...

The tire company's iconic "lighter-than-air" craft debuted in 1925 and began providing aerial coverage ... Wexler After official attempts at a World War I truce failed, soldiers in the trenches ...