Articles from Trench Warfare
A collection of black and white drawings that illustrate the variety of items used along the Western Front to defend the German trench lines.
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German Defense Accessories (L’Illustration, 1915) Read More »
A French photograph showing the entry way to one of the many subterranean shelters that dotted the Western front during the First World War; also included is another diagram of what one of the smaller German dugouts resembled that had such an entry.
This article appears on this site by way of a special agreement with L’Illustration.
Entry to a German Dugout (L’Illustration, 1915) Read More »
A black and white mechanical drawing illustrating the most famous of British hand grenades that was ever used by British and Commonwealth forces during the course of World War One.
The Mills Bomb (Trench Warfare, 1917) Read More »
Mr. Junius B. Wood, correspondent of the CHICAGO DAILY NEWS with the A.E.F. recently spent a week in the sector held by the American Army Northwest of Toul. He lived the life of a Doughboy, slept a little and saw a lot. He spent his days in and near the front line and some of his nights in No Man’s Land. Here is the second and concluding installment of his story, depicting life at the front as it actually is…
Night Patrol in the Trenches (Stars and Stripes, 1918) Read More »
