What Was Life Like In The Trenches?

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          What Was Life Like In The Trenches?

You might be thinking that life in trenches was non-stop death, violence, and pain. But have you ever thought about why? Or what do soldiers do in their trenches when they’re not fighting or dying? Do you always trust sources when you read them? Do you always believe what they say on television documentaries? How can you without a source of evidence? I am going to be telling you what life was really like in the trenches.

Firstly, soldiers had to put up with conditions in the trenches. This could have been really tough. Sometimes, it would downpour; there would be gales of wind it was such blustery weather. They couldn’t exactly put up a tent or get out an umbrella. There wasn’t anything really they could do. Also, imagine the mud when it gets wet. Soldiers must have been covered from head to toe. They couldn’t have gone and taken a shower so once again they had to put up with it. When it rained the soldiers got extremely wet. This could have made them awfully ill.

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When soldiers got hurt, which they often did, there would have been a huge number of casualties. This could have caused abit of stress in the trenches as infections might have spread and made more casualties were formed.

Adding to this point, when it came to weapons, the trenches were not a good protection. Gases could easily run into the trenches harming most soldiers. There was hardly anything to do about it because if they got out of their trenches they would obviously be shot down.

Secondly, the soldiers themselves weren’t all that happy most of the time. They ...

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