Monday, October 15, 2018
The Trench Warfare
The trench warfare was a technique used widely during World War I by utilizing trenches dug in the ground. The trenches sacrificed the mobility of the force but increased its defense. Trench warfare was first used in the 17th Century in France, and then in the American Civil War. It was used most often on the Western Front in World War I. The trenches were equipped with heavy machines guns and artillery; consequently, the offense was much harder than the defense. The trench system usually consisted of 3 to 4 parallel trenches, each about 1 mile long. The trenches were dug in zigzag so that enemies would be not able to shoot in a straight line. Perpendicular trenches allowed supplies to quickly travel through the defenses. Barbed wires lined up on the front line and enemies rarely were able to successfully take over the trenches. Tanks and mobile warfare eventually ended the use of trench warfare.
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I think the details you included about the methods used to make these trenches are very interesting. This style of warfare seems very basic an ineffective, however, the ways these trenches were constructed gives me a new perspective of the trenches' complexity. Despite these strategies, the trenches had very miserable living conditions and prolonged the timeline of the war because it enabled stalemate.
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