World War I was a military conflict that lasted from 1914 to 1918. It was a modern war with airplanes, machine guns, and tanks. However, the commanders often fought World War I as if it were a 19th Century war. They would march their troops across open land into the face of machine guns and often slaughter. As a result of this action, a tactic known as trench warfare was implemented. The most recent use of use …showed first 75 words of 1065 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1065 total…the last time that the tactic of trench warfare was ever used. Bibliography Remarque, Erich Maria (1958). All Quiet on the Western Front. New York: Ballantine Books. Strout, J. (1997). Life in the Trenches. [On-line]. Available: http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/recollect/audio.htm (July 1999). Thomas, R. (1999). On the Fire Step. [On line]. Available: http://users.erols.com/rhephner/index.html (July 1999). Wright, J.R. (1998). World War One. [On Line]. Available: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co (July 1999).