were used to hurl their bombs high into the air at steep angles. The desired effect was that the bomb would fall from directly above‚ landing right on the enemy. This kind of weapon was made very useful in trench warfare‚ as you could attack your enemy without leaving the safety of your trench. Mortars were used to take out enemy machine gun posts‚ suspected sniper posts or other designated features. Larger mortars were occasionally used to cut enemy barbed wire‚ generally in situations where field
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as their life before the war. Sherriff also makes it clear and explores another matter with particular depth that describes the horrors of war. The constant battering of the nerves because of the bombs‚ guns‚ murder and death‚ all because of trench warfare. The men would have to be on guard 24 hours a day because an attack form the Boche was inevitable. “Big strain” and “just waiting for something.” This would strain the nerves of the soldiers because they could be dead in a matter of seconds and
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The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him‚ but because he loves what is behind him (Chesterson). War is always devastating‚ bringing only the worst out of all the evil in the world and The First of July written by Elizabeth Speller‚ published in 2013 takes place in one of the biggest war in history‚ World War One. Unlike many books‚ Speller takes a different approach of not just revolving around one character‚ but four to show the complete picture of the soldiers in the
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Core Study: WW1 1914-1919 War on the Western Front Reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front Expectations * Each major power believed war would be swiftly won-“over by Christmas” * Poets such as Rupert Brooke romanticised war as noble‚ romantic and character building * Duty and patriotism were key features in 1914 The Schlieffen Plan If war was to occur‚ Germany would be attacked on both sides by the Triple Entente. The aim was to deal with the larger threat France
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millions and millions of people died just because of two countries pointing fingers at each other for something that the world doesn’t even care about. Since then‚ a huge war has wreaked havoc against the world mainly with major stalemates that costed lives in trench warfares. However‚ there were new inventions of weaponry that had attempted to break the stalemate and win the war and one of these new inventions was the tank. The tank was built to mainly help the soldiers charge into the enemy trenches without being
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of war with new weapons and new Techniques. Although neither the flame thrower were heavily used in WWI‚ Both weapons were very effective at what they did. And both weapons had many Uses in the war. Constructed to help fight the stalemate in trench warfare‚ the tank had A rotating turret and 2 wing guns in the front and back plus a majority of the tanks had light artillery gun as well. Although they had a top speed of 4mph the tanks caterpillar tracks and design allowed them to travel over most
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Already‚ we are presented with two contrasting views of Stanhope. By considering the way in which both characters discuss him‚ we can address the question of whether or not Stanhope possesses heroic qualities. The play depicts the horror of trench warfare; it gives us an insight into what life is like in the war‚ the reality of the war and the reality of heroism. Heroism is to show great courage and bravery. A lot of men in the war signed up because when the war was over they wanted to be seen
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During World War I‚ the defensive weapons used by the German were way more advanced than the offensive weapons of the U.S and their allies. Although the U.S came out on top breaking through the German defenses and forcing their troops to retreat to their trenches‚ we suffered a great amount of casualties. The lost battalion went into Argon Forest with approximately six hundred men‚ they left with over four hundred dog tags and less than two hundred men because of the defensive lines advanced armory
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German trenches were better than the allied trenches. The Northern area of the battle front was quite vacant (less fighting) giving the Germans a considerable time to improve their defences. Furthermore a German trench‚ which was made on higher ground‚ was made to defend. A British trench however was made on lower ground as wasn’t made as good because‚ as the offensive side‚ they were meant to move forward‚ not stay put. The shrapnel shells used by the British‚ which were more effective on open land
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and economies to the point of collapse Trench warfare form of military conflict in which opposing sides fight one another from trenches facing one another Dugouts Shelters dug into the sides of the trenches No man’s land The area separating opposing armies in trench warfare Salient A military position that bulges forward into enemy-held territory and‚ as a result‚ could be vulnerable to attack from three sides Hindenburg Line the German trench system‚ devised by Generals Paul von Hindenburg
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