Trench Warfare in World War 1
... ) Plan of investigation What was the effect of Trench Warfare on the soldiers in World War 1? There had been no war in Europe for 50 years. Trench warfare had never been used before, except for maybe a few times in small battles. It had never been brought to the battlefield in such a bloody horrific way as in World War 1. ... When Sergeant Britten arrived on the scene he announced that the trenches were, "just ratholes" and in his journal he writes of moving from reserve trench to reserve trench, "Just isolated mounds. ... jpg When soldiers were burnt out of their own dugout (trench) or when it collapsed on them they would move on to another reserve trench. Often when they arrived at a new trench, it was already gone. ... Body lice caused frenzied scratching that led to trench fever. Trench foot was another disease found in the trenches. ... Food was also in short supply towards the end of the war. ... Perhaps they are only publishing negative information to make trench warfare look more harsh. ... The Trenches: Fighting on the Western Front by Timothy and Dorothy Hoobler This book is mostly just facts about Trench life.