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6 lis 2023 · Trenches are defensive structures that have been used in conflicts right up to the present day, but they are perhaps most commonly associated with combat during World War I. In its simplest form, the classic British trench used during the 1914–18 war was about six feet deep and three-and-a-half feet wide. It had a fire step, which was about ...
World War One Fronts. The reward of answering the call for army recruits was the horror of trench warfare with its rats, disease, mud, constant shelling and shooting and fear of imminent...
This lesson provides students with the opportunity to listen to authentic recordings of two First World War soldiers describing life in the trenches, and to read a diary extract describing a typical day in the trenches.
What was it like to fight in the trenches? From service in the front line, to artillery bombardments and underground warfare, trenches provided a very efficient way for soldiers to protect themselves against heavy firepower.
On the Western Front, soldiers on both sides lived in trenches. Trenches were long, narrow ditches dug into the ground. They were very muddy. Some soldiers developed a problem called trench foot...
On the Western Front, the war was fought by soldiers in trenches. Trenches were long, narrow ditches dug into the ground where soldiers lived.
An Allied soldier at rest in a Western Front trench. Trench warfare is perhaps the most iconic feature of World War I. By late 1916 the Western Front contained more than 1,000 kilometres of frontline and reserve trenches.
