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What was life like in the trenches? The First World War was the first industrialised conflict; it is also associated more than anything else for trench warfare. Trenches were used because the speed and power of the larger weapons,
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What was life like in the trenches? The First World War was the first industrialised conflict; it is also associated more than anything else for trench warfare. Trenches were used because the speed and power of the larger weapons, such as the Vickers MG (a gun widely used by both sides), made it impossible to fight wars in the open. The First World War used a variety of weapons. Rifles fitted with bayonets, MG nests, artillery, planes and men would occasionally bury shells as a crude land mine in "No mans land", the area of land usually no more than 100 yards wide separating the front trenches. These weapons could kill you, but if they failed to do that they could have destroyed your mental stability. The medical name for shell shock is post-traumatic stress disorder. The concentration of fear of being killed, lack of sleep and constant noise caused by artillery...
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