LIFE IN THE TRENCHES
... In the Great War, trench life was one of the most atrocious wars to live. ... A great deal has been written about life at the front lines in the Great War. ... This essay will examine their experiences with the intention of gaining a deeper understanding of life in the trenches in WWI. ... Water and good were often scarce in the trenches, soldiers had to sometimes go for weeks without proper nutrition. ... It was about getting out of those trenches alive. ... The soldiers were expected to risk their lives constantly for their trenches; most commonly by either defending it or winning the trench from the enemy. ... They had been holding trenches newly won from the Germans. ... They had been battered to pieces by artillery; they were choken with burst sandbags and dead mean; there was no barbed wired they faced the wrong way, there were still communications trenches leading straight to the enemy. ... Trench life was not an ideal way to live. ... Life in the trenches and life after it was hard.