HOW DID THE WESTERN FRONT IMPACT UPON THE LIVES OF BRITISH SOLDIERS AT WAR 1914-1916
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HOW DID THE WESTERN FRONT IMPACT UPON THE LIVES OF BRITISH SOLDIERS AT WAR 1914 -1916 ? The Great War was a war of uncertainties. At 1914 the war set to end by Christmas, but was still going by 1916 and the attitudes of war lifestyle differed. The perspectives of the already-recruited soldiers and the public in England, contrasted. Initially soldiers flocked to join the army they had a vision of them returning as heroes also the 'Pals Battalion' scheme further encouraged people to recruit, as they could be with friends and family in the Western Front which the public saw as a great idea . The soldiers were enthusiastic, brimming with 'war fever' and had a great feeling of patriotism, even so that some soldiers lied about their age to recruit in the British army. However, as the soldiers already in the trenches knew, the reality of trench warfare is...


