Trench Warfare On The Western Front
Beginning of paper
By the end of 1914, the commencing year of W.W.I, it was apparent
that the old fashioned warfare of dashing cavalry charges and rapid
movements of troops was over. Soldiers were forced to shelter themselves
in trenches from enemy rifle and machine-gun fire and the explosions of
artillery shells. ....
Middle of paper
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this was an intelligent defensive tactic because if one section of a trench
was to be captured, the “zig-zag” prevented enemy soldiers from firing down
the length of the trench. Despite it's name, “front-line trenches” were
not the most forward defensive position. Narrow passages called “saps”
were dug at 90º to the main trench and were on average 30 yards long.
These saps led to isolated positions only large enough for two men and were
designed to listen for enemy movemen ....
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