Category: History - Modern (1750+)
It is a safe bet that when the German army started for Paris they had plans for use in the event of disaster. The disaster occurred, and a new type of warfare requiring the highest courage, skill and endurance was born. I say born because although trench warfare was known befo...
CORRUGATED IRON. Generally, when lengths of corrugated iron and plenty of floor boards and stakes are available, this material is used for revetting the lower half of a trench w...
4. Part 4As a C. T. leaving a fire-trench gets farther away, the width should be as soon as possible such as will allow two men to pass one another fully equipped without jostling or scr...
5. Part 5It is not always that pumps are available, and the few of those which are, are of no practical use for a length of time sufficient to be of any value; in fact, they hardly repay...
6. Part 6During an attack three grenades per man are issued to each unit detailed to open the attack, and these grenades are turned over to the bombers or used by the men themselves if n...
7. Part 7The area of the gas attack is very large and will sometimes cover as far back as 12 to 15 miles behind the lines, although at that point it is not generally dangerous, but for t...
2. Part 2Fire-bays generally are from 12 to 18 feet long (defendable by 4 to 6 men, but accommodating 8 to 12, when necessary) plus a 2-ft. covered sentry box recessed into the traverse...
1. Part 1It is a safe bet that when the German army started for Paris they had plans for use in the event of disaster. The disaster occurred, and a new type of warfare requiring the high...
8. Part 8Punctuation, hyphenation, and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in the original book; otherwise they were not changed. More than twenty possi...