It is common these days to hear physicians, nurses and other health professionals refer to their daily work as “life in the trenches.” The phrase usually contrasts the experiences of patient-facing ...

Behind the lines of battle, trench life followed a grim rhythm. Men rotated duties: sentry shifts, repairs, and short bursts of sleep. This was a war of waiting, and the trenches bore silent witness.

Winkowski (100 Planes, 100 Years: The First Century of Aviation) details the everyday life of WWI soldiers, including what they wore, ate, and read, in this illustrated history of "trench vernacular" ...

Trenches were long, narrow ditches dug into the ground. They were very muddy. Some soldiers developed a problem called trench foot. In the middle was no man's land. Soldiers crossed this to attack the ...

A newly-unearthed letter has revealed the courage of a World War One tank gunner during the final days of his life. L/Cpl G S ...

Though in the throws of "The War to End All Wars", the First World War, troops from both sides stopped fighting and enjoyed a few hours of peace in the trenches in 1914. My grandfather, Peter Farrell ...

A FIRST World War exhibition which highlights global perspectives of life in the trenches. will be displayed at a town's museum. The 'Trench Brothers' display will tell the story of eight typical ...

“This was handed down to me from my grandfather,” wrote Jed Vier to the column about an item he was hoping to bring in for appraisal. “He was a French cavalryman in World War I. He spent three years ...

"Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson and his studio enhanced and colorized 100 hours of WWI footage while using innovative audio techniques to make the most intimate look at the trenches of the ...

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