This volume in the official History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series, is primarily concerned with the operations of the B.E.F. in the campaign in the West in the spring of 1940.

In late 1914, the fields of Northern France and Flanders were once again ripped open as World War One raged through Europe's heart. Once the conflict was over the poppy was one of the only plants ...

In Flanders Field is a famous poem ... This clip is from the series WW1 A to Z. Pupils could read together the full text of McCrae’s poem. Why do they think it is still so well-known today?