Trench Warfare: A Practical Guide to Defense and Attack (Military History: World War 1) (Volume 7)

Trench Warfare. A Practical Guide to Defense and Attack. A guide to building trenches and tactics of defense and attack. Trench warfare is a form of occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches, in which troops are significantly protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery. The most prominent case of trench warfare is World War I. It has become a byword for attrition warfare, for stalemate in conflict: A slow wearing down of opposing forces.