The stalemate in the trenches is for many the very definition of
warfare in World War One. Only months after the hostilities had started the
opposing armies began to dig in along the Western Front. Thus began a type of
warfare completely unexpected by those in command.
The war in the trenches demanded the development of new skills for
the infantry and artillery and the development of new weapons capable of
blocking the enemy‘s advance over no mans land. Medieval tactics and equipment
such as mining warfare and body armour would soon meet with most modern
formations and tactics such as the assault forces and combined forces
operations. Consequently, more than anything else World War One is the benchmark
of modern warfare.
This publication will for the very first time give a highly pictorial
overview on the German trench warfare on all frontlines 1914-1918, with its
weapons and technology explained and illustrated in unprecedented detail and
with many photographs hitherto unpublished.
Chapters:
German Trench Warfare – Introduction * 8 Close Combat
Weapons * 9 Pistols and Revolvers * 10 Rifles * 11 Snipers and Sniper Rifles *
12 Rifle Grenades * 13 Bergman Submachine Gun * 14 Machine Guns * 15 Mine
Launchers * 16 Infantry Guns/Assault Accompanying Guns * 17 Flame Throwers * 18
Gas Warfare * 19 Mining Warfare * 20 Anti-Tank Weapons * 21 Summary * 22 Trench
Warfare in Colour
