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2:34 I wouldn't consider trench warfare "a thing of the past". It's more or less what the conflict between Ukraine and Russia has boiled down to in many areas.
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German’s trenches are VERY different from the Allies. I met a guy in college who knew about it from his grandfather. For clarity…I’m OLD. College was 1973. He was the youngest grandchild and the grandfather was just over 90. The GrF had a couple of those really grainy pics of him in one trench. He said rats, as big as a small terrier were everywhere. There was always water in the trenches. (The Germans usually had wood, laid down as floors). He said you ALWAYS had to check your feet. Shoes that seldom dried out fully, would soften and many men had to use razors to separate the skin of their feet from the spongey leather. You had to keep your threadbare, soggy socks on your person, pockets etc because the rats would take them.
Everyone says this, but it’s a tragedy no one recorded this veteran while he was still in his 50’s, while his voice was stronger
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My Great Uncle was a pilot in WWI. He said it was the most terrifying thing he'd ever experienced, but they were instructed to say nothing about the fear. The idea was to inspire young men to join up and be glorious heroes. Afterwards he felt terrible guilt about that.
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One aspect that really doesn't get examined is that for all of the horrors of trenches, they were safer than the alternative. The whole point of trenches was to protect soldiers who would otherwise be out in the open and easy targets. The Canadian experience serves as an example. Canadians consistently served in some of the bloodiest battles throughout the war. It must be noted then that of the 60k Canadian deaths during the war, almost half of those happened during the Hundred Days Offensive at the end of the war when the fighting returned to more mobile forms.
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I was slightly surprised that the trench warfare of the U.S. Civil War didn't get mentioned. The extensive use of trenches by Grant demonstrated that trench combat was going to be important to the European observers.
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A filthy existence, exposed to artillery shelling, occasionally being exposed to gas attacks, the stench of dead bodies, and raw sewage, standing in water leading to trench foot. And boredom, punctuated by terror of attacking, or being attacked. That sums it up
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Trench warfare was used in the US Civil War. The Siege of Petersburg Virginia is an example. The Battle of the Crater is a great story from the siege, including the Union seizing defeat from the jaws of victory.
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Ian McCollum - of Forgotten Weapons fame - gave an impromptu lecture on the French mutinies of 1917 ("Ian Explains the French Mutinies of 1917"). It is 14 minutes of him talking on a bus, without notes, and it explains many of the 'whys' of WW1 better than entire books I have read. It is absolutely required viewing.
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If you want to see WW1 from a different light watch they shall not grow old. I'm sure most people know about it but for those who don't it's a documentary that got colored, steadied, increased frame rate and audio added to it to where it looks so much more recent. It's surreal to watch and makes it much easier to see these young guys as real people than the old Shakey black and white film that you feel so far removed from. It's very enlightening. I saw it on one of the streaming services recently, I think it was prime. It starts off black and white and then the color, sound and everything comes in making you suddenly feel super immersed. It's a cool effect.
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My Grandfather served in WWI in France (Canadian Expeditionary Force) and I don’t think that he ever set foot in a trench. His battalion (173rd) was broken up upon reaching France to reinforce other battalions and because he was only barely seventeen he was assigned to the Forestry Corps felling, hauling and sawing trees to supply the large amounts of wood planks and telegraph poles required. I have a photo of him with his team of horses that were used to haul the logs.
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I just finished reading “All Quiet on the Western Front “. Recommended reading about the atrocities of warfare. With the never ending barrage of artillery it’s no wonder that the trenches collapsed or were filled with bodies. Gruesome.
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While commenting on WWl it is not helpful or historically accurate to use images from WWll. I believe I even saw images from the American Civil War. I challenge you to dig deeper for your supporting imagery.
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Im surprised how many people didn’t know the casualty count from WW1. That’s what’s crazy.
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I met a WWI American vet when I was in college. I asked him how men could fight effectively when they were facing the fear of almost certain death.
He said, "When someone shoots at you, it makes you so angry that you shoot back."
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Trench works were elaborate in the American civil war around Petersburg, they really came to the full WWI version in the Russo Japanese war at Port Arthur.
The dedicated ground attack plane was introduced late in WWI...
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You forgot one major example of trench warfare...Ukraine.
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I remember my grandfather Tommy Taylor who fought at Ypres (he called it "Wipers" ) telling me how they had to beat the carcass of dead horses with rifle butts to get rid of the rats before they could harvest the meat. As a young boy at the time I never fully understood the horror, physical and mental my grandfather and his comrades endured. RIP Grandad, wish I'd been older to fully appreciate what you did for us.
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Will never forget a WW I Vet came and talked to our class when I was 5 years old in 1974. He was a tall thin man and wore his uniform. He was not very talkative so during the questions at the end Is how I remember him best. A kid asked him if he shot anyway? The Nun said he did not have to answer that. He said it is okay and went on that he was not sure but he fired his gun at the enemy a lot so maybe. Another kid asked him if he felt bad about shooting at people. He laughed and said, well that was what they told me to do and I just wanted to do what they told me so I could go back home and help my family on the farm.
I am American as was he. Wish I knew who he was. I suspect be is buried in the very town I still live in. Such a kind and humble man some 50 years later I can still see his face and hear his laugh.
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Trenches are a thing of the past? Ukraine anyone?
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