Welcome To The Dirt – The Beginning of Trench Warfare I THE GREAT WAR - Week 8

After the advances and retreats during the early weeks of war, the front is coming to a grinding hold after the Battle of the Aisne. The German Army is digging itself in on one side of the river and a new, horrible chapter of World War One begins: trench warfare. To be prepared for this new kind of war, the British Army is recruiting over soldiers still believing that the war will be over by Christmas. If you want to find out more about the beginning of the war, check out our prelude to war speci