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Trench : a history of trench warfare on the Western front

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Even now, 100 years on from the conflict, the image of trenches stretching across Western Europe – packed with young men clinging to life in horrendous conditions – remains a powerful reminder of one of the darkest moments in human history.

In this excellent study of trench warfare on the Western Front, expert Dr Stephen Bull reveals the experience of life in the trenches, from length of service and coping with death and disease, to the uniforms and equipment given to soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

He reveals how the trenches were constructed, the weaponry which was developed specifically for this new form of warfare, the tactics employed in mass attacks and the increasingly adept defensive methods designed to hold ground at all cost.

Packed with photographs, illustrations, annotated trench maps, documents and first-hand accounts, this compelling narrative provides a richly detailed account of World War I, providing a soldier’s-eye-view of life in the ominous trenches that scarred the land.

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Osprey Publishing
1472801326 / 9781472801326
Paperback / softback
20/05/2014
United Kingdom
English
272 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour)
24 cm
Reprint. Published in association with Imperial War Museums. Originally published: 2010.