The Western Front became a stalemate of trench warfare from "summary" of The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
By the end of 1914, the war on the Western Front had settled into a grueling stalemate. Soldiers had dug themselves in, creating a vast network of trenches that stretched from the English Channel to the Swiss border. These trenches were not just defensive positions; they were homes to the troops who lived and fought within them. The trenches were a grim and dangerous place to be. They were constantly under threat from enemy snipers and artillery fire. Soldiers lived in constant fear of being killed or wounded by a stray bullet or shell. The conditions in the trenches were appalling. They were wet, cold, and infested with vermin. Disease was rampant, and many soldiers died not from enemy action, but from illness. The stalemate on the Western Front was a result of the power of modern weapons colliding with the tactics of the past. The machine gun, artillery, and barbed wire made it impossibl...
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