Trench warfare

Shaun Chaban World War 1: The Life in Trenches World War 1 is perhaps best known for being a war fought in trenches (Grolier 94), ditches dug out of the ground to give troops protection from enemy artillery and machine-gun fire. In Erich Remarque's novel All Quite on the Western Front that is exactly how he described trench warfare. Remarque showed World War 1 as a war fought in trenches, which he depicted well leaving out only a few …

…headaches, and eventually mental breakdowns. About 80,000 men (Simkin) of the British suffered from shell shock. Remarque showed how World War 1 was fought in trenches. He displayed the soldiers spending most of their time in the trenches even if they were not on the front line. Remarque revealed how soldiers based their life around trenches and forgot about home life. Furthermore, Remarque explained trench warfare in an interesting way. However, Remarque missed a few essential elements.