The Trench :

Yorke, Trevor.

The Trench : Life and Death on the Western Front 1914-1918. - 1 online resource (98 pages)

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword by Michael Morpurgo -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Opening Moves: Battle Lines are Drawn -- Chapter 2: The Trenches: Design and Construction -- Chapter 3: Life in the Trench: Eating, Sleeping and Staying Alive -- Chapter 4: Trench Warfare: Tactics, Weapons and Tanks -- Chapter 5: Going Home: 1918 and the Aftermath of War -- Appendix 1: The Origins of the First World War -- Appendix 2: Places to Visit -- Glossary of Terms -- Index.

This new history offers a brief, straightforward account of World War I illustrated with the author's maps and colour diagrams. In particular, it explains the trenches; how they were built and what it was like to live and fight in them. There is a moving Foreword by Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse.

9781846748806


Electronic books.

940.4144