The First World War: A Very Short Introduction

The aspect of the war that is the most interesting to me is the idea of trench warfare. It was a revolutionary technique that drew out the fighting. It caused so much disease, and destruction of the land. Europe was in shambles after the war due to all the trenches dug into the land. The trenches also had a dehumanizing effect because they forced men to live in close quarters, often in the mud, with various diseases being spread around as well as dead bodies. This idea of trench warfare is interesting to me because of how it was used and the effect it had on the men. We can see this through the various pieces we have read. It had an overall dehumanizing effect and left its mark on many young men.