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    marching into the raft of rifles, and machine guns and often murder. People know this approach as trench warfare. World War I was a war that used trenches and one of the first ones to do so Authorities got the idea of the trenches from the Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire war (1904-05). ¨People thought trench warfare as an smart tactic vs enemy advancement¨.Thanks to People's views on trench warfare it ended up proving everyone right, during World War…

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    Trench warfare was a distinct part of World War I in 1916. It also greatly changed World War I as it wasn’t like anything anyone had ever seen before. Before the war, there was a hundred years of peace. Because it was so peaceful, many men actually wanted uprisings to take place and wars to break out to bring them some form of action. They did not know what they were asking for though. World War I brought a shock to everyone as it not only affected the way people thought of war, but also greatly…

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    The viking attack on Paris in 885 was a splendid representation of medieval warfare. Where the two sides met beforehand in order to attempt a relatively peaceful solution, where the viking Siegfried asked, basically, for all the goods of the city and the bishop responded with the obvious ‘no’. The battles themselves were showing how the defenders of Paris held their city from the vikings for just long enough so that Odo could return with aid from the emperor to finally drive off the vikings.…

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    Ww1 Trench Life

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    the diggers Life in the European trenches and trench warfare is strongly associated with World War 1, when it was employed on the Western Front from September 1914 until the last weeks of the war. By the end of October 1914 the whole front in Belgium and France had solidified into lines of trenches. Trench warfare occurred when a revolution in firepower was not matched by similar advances in mobility, resulting in a grueling form of warfare in which the defender held the advantage. In World War…

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    Photos are more than just what 's obviously captured but rather a whole new perspective of a certain time in history. We see photographs everywhere whether it’s in museums or on social media networks like instagram and facebook. Photos are the way we communicate messages to the public whether it’s a good one or a bad one. Not only do photographs have meaning to it but they are created to compensate for the memory that had once happened. It can bring smiles or tears, depending on each individual…

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    trench warfare were heavily rooted in World War I. Total war was the complete mobilization of resources and people. This meant that many military powers found quick and effective ways to move their supplies and men from place to place. Russia mobilized too quickly, causing a lack of resources and supplies. No one expected the war to last as long as it did. This combined with the rapid and ill-prepared mobilization led to Russia’s ultimate demise and exit from the war. While trench warfare…

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    a great affect on them, just like the actual fighting did. There were many things that affected them in this like food quality, rats, privacy, and trench foot. These things could have almost the same impact on them as the fighting itself. Trench warfare is the method of digging trenches in the battlefield for protection and a way to defend oneself. This was very popular in World War I. There were about 2,490 kilometers of trenches all over western Europe. They were not huge. They would…

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    trenches during WW1? According to Britannica, trench warfare is, "Warfare in which opposing armed forces attack, counterattack, and defend from relatively permanent systems of trenches dug into the ground." Trenches are long dug-out ditches in the ground used to protect soldiers from new weaponry. The Carlisle Army website informs, "On the Western Front, Germany, Austria, and Hungary faced down the Allies, France and Britain over barbed-wired No-Man's Land running north to south over nearly the…

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    Crusading Warfare Summary

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    When looking at Peter Burkholder’s secondary source “Popular Misconceptions of Medieval Warfare”, the main argument is clearly outlined, stating that “popular entertainment sometimes reflects medieval and military history, historians dismiss this popular media, however they help to clarify the general public’s misunderstandings about medieval warfare.” The thesis statement of this article is developed through the assertion that other popular media sources such as movies and video games, draw…

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    and could leave one suffering till death. Finally, the trenches were a very unpleasant place to sleep and live, as the muddy earth was littered with rats the size of cats. Despite soldier 's willingness to protect and honour their country, Trench Warfare during the Great War was a horrible and cruel experience, and something that these soldiers should never have been subjected to. To begin, the soldiers received little, if any food on a day to day basis, and their nutritional needs…

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