Life in WW1

• Front-Line trench


  • Closest to the enemy
  • They would fire across no man's land from these
• Reserve trench


  • A second line of defence in case the front line fell
  • They would use these to prepare for a counterattack
• Forward listening post (sap)
• Parados for protection from explosions from behind the trench
• War propaganda and facts:

  • 54 million posters issued
  • 8 million letters sent
  • 12,000 meetings held
  • 20,000 speeches given by military spokesmen
• Recruitment poster for World War One

  • Bright colours
  • Romantic vision of 'perfect' UK (rolling hills, thatched cottage)
  • Clean, smiling soldier
  • Text in capital letters
  • Big words
  • Underlined text
• The clean, smiling soldier implies that to join the army will be a pleasant experience
• Joining up and kitting out:

  
• Support Trench:

  • An area dug behind the front-line trench
  • Soldiers would retreat here during an attack
  • Weapons, food and supplies stored here
• No man's land:

  Strip of land between front line and enemy trench where it is almost fatal to go
• Inside a trench:

  
• Communication trench:


  Allowed easy movement between the three lines. Men could run through without going above ground.
• The trenches