the most significant part of thewar was dominated by trench warfare during 1916 and 1917, the middle part of the war. they were dug deep into the ground in a zigzag pattern to protect soldiers from advancing enemies. the various tools were used from the dug in positions were machine guns and artillery. Although, they weren’t completely safe in these conditions:
• Constantly threatened by shellfire, snipers, and chemical attacks, soldiers died by the millions in these horrid conditions. two main diseases faced by them were:
1. Trench Fever (a painful infection caused by lice) and
2. Trench Foot, which was a fungal foot infection that could result in amputation.
• Besides this, shell shock was also an effect of the trenches, which affected 2% of the men who were called up for active service.
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Each pair of rodents could produce as many as 900 young a year in trench conditions, so soldiers’ attempts to kill them were futile.
• the no man’s land was the space beteen the trences of the opponents. No one travelled there in fear of being attacked by the enemy. Another reason of staying away was that due to the wet climate in France and Belgium, the area became so muddy that people who dared to traverse would often not return, the mud woud soak them up.
10% of all the soliders who fought were killed in the trench, which was more than double the percentage of fighting soldiers who were killed in the Second World War.
b) WAR AND MEDICINE.
If you view the war from a medical angle, World War I was a truly violent and an affair with unprecedent number of casualities. In less than a year the American armed forces suffered over:
• 318,000 casualties
• from which 120,000 were deaths.
• Constantly threatened by shellfire, snipers, and chemical attacks, soldiers died by the millions in these horrid conditions. two main diseases faced by them were:
1. Trench Fever (a painful infection caused by lice) and
2. Trench Foot, which was a fungal foot infection that could result in amputation.
• Besides this, shell shock was also an effect of the trenches, which affected 2% of the men who were called up for active service.
• …show more content…
Each pair of rodents could produce as many as 900 young a year in trench conditions, so soldiers’ attempts to kill them were futile.
• the no man’s land was the space beteen the trences of the opponents. No one travelled there in fear of being attacked by the enemy. Another reason of staying away was that due to the wet climate in France and Belgium, the area became so muddy that people who dared to traverse would often not return, the mud woud soak them up.
10% of all the soliders who fought were killed in the trench, which was more than double the percentage of fighting soldiers who were killed in the Second World War.
b) WAR AND MEDICINE.
If you view the war from a medical angle, World War I was a truly violent and an affair with unprecedent number of casualities. In less than a year the American armed forces suffered over:
• 318,000 casualties
• from which 120,000 were deaths.