Part one of term paper
By the end of 1914, the commencing year of W.W.I, it was apparent that the old fashioned warfare of dashing cavalry charges and rapid movements of troops was over. Soldiers were forced to shelter themselves in trenches from enemy rifle and machine-gun fire and the explosions of artillery shells. The first use of trench warfare began in the ...

Part two of term paper
... of defense and communication; so complicated that only the birds and young flying aces could appreciate their complexity. Millions of soldiers on both sides confronted each other from below ground level. Trenches were zig-zagged in the ground which made them harder to destroy from enemy artillery. As well, this was an intelligent defensive tactic because if one section of a trench was to be captured, the “zig-zag” prevented enemy soldiers from firing down the length of the trench. Desp ...