The only inspiration one had was the sky lingering above their heads, and the rations of rum that were dispersed occasionally.

Trench warfare was nasty. The German trenches seemed more luxurious, while the British Trenches were ironically filled with water most of the time. With the constant noises of firing, artillery shells and shrapnel flying, poisonous gas lurking, rats chewing, the muddy walls, the wet trenches, and the smell and horror of rotting carcasses, most soldiers even if they survived the war were traumatized. This article does a good job of vocalizing many war veterans experiences.

No Man's Land is the term used by soldiers to describe the

Soldiers wrote letters constantly, and were eager to receive them. Some telling the horrid stories that they witnessed, others optimistic in return, wrote plans for whenever they got home. Men rotated shifts as far as front lines, and reserve lines go. From repairing the trenches, to supplying ammunition and food, to sleeping and reporting to headquarters, trench warfare was a constant something, whether it be enemy fire, offensive fire or normal duties. Frontline trenches were usually about seven feet deep and six feet wide. The front of the trench was known as the parapet. The top two or three feet of the parapet and the parados (the rear side of the trench) would consist of a thick line of sandbags to absorb any bullets or shell fragments.

Duck-boards were also placed at the bottom of the trenches to protect soldiers from problems such as trench foot. Soldiers also made dugouts and funk holes in the side of the trenches to give them some protection from the weather and enemy fire.

In a trench

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