Trench warfare

create an exhibit on trench warfare because trench warfare changed the way soldiers came home from war, and brought about many new technologies for future wars. The first half of the exhibit provides background information on the context of trench warfare in World War I. I wanted to provide the audience with a perspective with which to view the rest of the exhibit. I then followed this background information with an explanation of the sub theme of strategy of trench warfare. This information…

on Serbia, setting stage for the First world war. A relatively new form of warfare, known as trench warfare, would arise and cause one of the most brutal stalemates in history. Trench warfare was an inefficient way to fight World War One. Even though it’s main purpose was to defend soldiers, it caused outrageous amounts of casualties due to stalemates and scarred the landscape forever. Trench warfare is a form of warfare where two sides fight each other from semi-permanent trenches. This is…

Throughout the war, the conditions in the trenches contributed heavily to the negative nature of trench warfare. Source 3.2 outlines just one of these aspects of the conditions in the trenches, mud. Written by Sergeant P Boyd of the allied forces, the source expresses how the mud consumed the soldiers in every aspect of their life, and that it was inescapable. The primary source quotes “I have known those who can face enemy barrage without flinching, who still shiver at the memory of their…

Trench Warfare WW1 was a brutal war between two sides; Germany, and Austria and the other side being France and Britain but other countries such as Australia and Canada soon joined the fight. Starting in 1914 and finishing in 1918 the First World War was long and unforgiving. This war was the first to employ the use of modern weapons and technologies such as gas, trenches and guns. These new technologies also lead to a new type of warfare. Trench warfare is a form of land warfare using occupied…

the war. The living conditions of the soldiers had 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…

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…

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…

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…

from various negative mental and physical conditions such as trench mouth, trench foot, and even body lice. Furthermore, weapons (like gas canisters) used during the Great War were very cruel 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…

Trench warfare was a revolutionary war tactic that changed how war was fought. Soldiers would dig big ditches, called a trench, and then live in them for long periods of time. The conditions were not the best, but more soldiers would have died in combat if the trenches had not been created. This defensive strategy had many flaws and it prolonged the war, but it did help the Allies defeat the Central Powers in World War I. Trench warfare was a military tactic that is known for its use along the…