How is the Battle of the Somme remembered today?

Ceremonies across the United Kingdom today honoured the hundreds of thousands of victims of the brutal offensive which started a century ago. ... read more

The battle of the Somme is remembered as a meat grinder for one reason. Because thousands upon thousands of young men. The first day of fighting is remembered as the bloodiest day in British history. 50000 young men were slaughtered in one day due to the incompetence of the British generals who's number one tactic was to just have scores of men walk in a row uphill toward swarms of German machine gun nests. read more