Marianas Trench

These past couple of months have been rough lately out here in the war, it is not as easy as I thought it would be out here. In fact, trench warfare is terrible, the conditions here are deadly, you can die without someone else killing you. I’m at the point where I am so scared and just want to be back home because of the constant fear. I can never sleep at night either, every time I do the constant heavy fire of enemy attacks wake me up from my sleep then I have to be hiding in fear that an…

Trebuchet: A machine used in medieval siege warfare for hurling large stones or other missiles. This is one of the most important and game changing weapon of all time. When the trebuchet is fired, the weight box falls and the force of gravity causes rotational acceleration of the attached throwing arm around the axle (the fulcrum of the lever). The throwing arm is usually four to six times the length of the counterweight portion. These factors multiply the acceleration transmitted to the…

their friends. They now see that they all might not make it home. The company is caught in a bloody battle. Men are blown apart, limbs are blown off the bodies, and rats ate off of the bodiesThey also had to deal with the filthy conditions of the trench warfare. Paul feels that he must become non-human in the battle, only trusting himself. After the battle, only thirty-two out of eighty men were still alive. Their attitudes are now starting to change from positive to negative due to the…

The air was brisk and damp and the ground was churned and muddied from the countless men who had walked over it and the rain. My boots were sinking into the Earth as I stood outside my bunker in the trench and took a long drag from my cigarette. In the background I could hear the German artillery start their daily barrage, the newer men cowered at every shot, but I not did for I was accustomed to this terrible sound of death. For it was my second year in this god forsaken continent. I…

The Battle of the Somme took place during the First World War between July 1st and November 18th, 1916. On the upper reaches of the Somme River in France, the Allies (United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Africa) fought against the central powers in the largest battle of the First World War. Over one million men were wounded or killed from both forces involved, during what is now called one of the bloodiest military operations recorded in history. The battle had been planned by the…

I feel like a rat, hiding in these trenches. There are more threats than the enemy in our own trenches. Swarms of lice and rats will kill us before the enemy gets the chance to. The trenches are just joint holes filled with mud, water and corpses. The mud and water gets everywhere: my rifle and clothes have to be cleaned almost every hour. Still after two weeks of fighting in France one thing that haunts me one the numerous corpses littered around the trenches. It’s the smell that stays with me;…

During 1914 all the way to 1918 the people left confined in their homes were surging with nationalism, grief and sorrow. Women found out of their husband’s deaths, mothers mourned their sons and children lost their father. In history the Western Front attracts most of the attention and the home front sometimes is forgotten. Such a crucial part that greatly influenced the outcome of the war cannot be sidelined. The war took its toll on the British economy. The war was getting heavy and the only…

A catapult by definition is a ballistic device use to launch a projectile some distance, in particular. A catapult was a large machine on wheels with a basket attached to a long wooden arm and a power source for hurling projectiles such as large stones and spears. The catapults were integral to the Siege Warfare. They were one of the most effective weapons during the Siege Warfare. They were used by the Greeks, Romans, and Chinese. The first catapults were early attempts to increase the range…

A Big Surprise In 1914, there was a truce that most people who know about it will never forget. How come in this time of 2017 some people still can’t be equal with other religions, beliefs, or even just where their from and how they look. If we can’t accept it in 2017 how did the 2 sides in WW1 accept each other willingly even though they were enemies? Some people in our time just don’t understand that the person they hate hasn’t done a thing to them, but in WW1, 2 enemies had come together…

During the Battle of Yorktown the Americans and French used three different types of artillery which where categorized as howitzers, cannons, and mortars. Each piece of artillery had a different use or propose during the battle. Since the artillery was not as precise as it is today, the success of the artillery fell upon the expertise and talent of the gun crews. Most crews where a six man team made up of a Gun Commander, Firer, Vent Tender, Ram and Sponge, Worm and Loader, Powder Handler,…