In Flanders Field is a famous poem. Written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae. John McCrae was a Canadian field surgeon. He wrote the poem after his friend was killed in battle. He wrote a famous ...

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 ...

The Battle of Messines Ridge has been commemorated ... while these allies focused on the fighting that lay ahead on Flanders fields. Prince William, Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Princess Astrid ...

The battle lasted for more than a month ... a mass field of graves when he noticed red poppies growing. “In Flanders fields, the poppies blow. Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our ...