Life in the trenches: everything you wanted to know
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The Dangers of Daily Life in the Trenches
Gareth Reese Collins on Tothir's Ask. How safe or dangerous was daily life in the trenches? What were the main risks? It depends where you are, what is happening and how close you are to the enemy. The main killer is artillery, gunfire. And that's relentless. You're only exposed to machine guns. But even then, if a battery of 5.9 inch German guns open up on you, they'll kill you far more certainly than a machine gun.
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