Trench coat

When Britain declared war on the Axis powers in 1914, many young English men saw this as an opportunity for bravery, glory, and chivalry. As the war escalated many people started to change their view as they saw the brutalities of the fighting. This war had a big influence on poetry in future decades. The main difference between the attitude towards the war sparked from the poet's tone. The tone varies from seeing the war as glorious, to it being a dreadful experience. The Soldier by Brooke…

Whether you were in a trench, getting trench foot, or on the battlefield trying to defend against fast moving tanks and artillery, fighting in either World War was not a pleasant experience. In the World Wars, enemies used many different tactics to break each other, with the goal of winning in mind. World War I consisted of a long, drawn out trench war, with many battles ending in stalemate, up until the Germans ran out of morale to continue fighting the war, and surrendered. In World War II,…

and mentally exhausted from the lack of rest received . Amongst him lay distraught battle hardened men whom “kill or be killed” was their only motto. The sound of gunfire going from trench to trench made him shiver. men lined in the tight and compacted trench where they would await their destiny which lay over the trench. The mud grabbed hold of Tom’s feet and sucked him deeper into the mud. he was well built structure with strong broad shoulders, a tank on two legs. the rain dropped lazy and…

In this essay I will why gallipoli is more significant than the somme. I believe that Australia's involvement in any war does not and will never receive comparable recognition. I believe this because Gallipoli is the most recognized war from Australia's history and most well know and many people would not know about the other battles that Australia participate in, in World War 1. Australia did not contribute as much to the Somme war. The war was more about the british improving their warfare…

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;…