Why did the war on the Western Front last so long?
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Rebecca Johnson Why did the war on the Western Front last so long? 1) Source A shows British troops coming up from the trenches and 'Over the top' in preparation for an infantry attack. One soldier is standing up in No mans land, which tells me it is probably at the beginning of an attack because the rest of the troops seem to hesitant to move, in single file. Another soldier seems to be stumbling towards the top of the trench, but is not quite standing up. This is possibly because of how muddy the battlefield is in No mans land, and he is presumably slipping- or he could be ducking to avoid enemy fire. Source B is four german troops taking shelter in a shell hole. The troops would have no form of verbal communication with their general, and they are probably apprehensive and unsure what to do....


