AdvertisementA Ghostly French Field Where Veterans Day Was BornNovember 11, 2010Eleanor BeardsleyfacebookEmailAutumn leaves gather in front of the graves of unknown soldiers on the grounds of the Thiepval Memorial in northern France. The Battle of the Somme raged from July to November 1916 and claimed more than 1 million British, French and German casualties, making it one of the bloodiest engagements in military history. (Getty Images)