Title: Eye-deep in hell : trench warfare in World War I /
Authors: Ellis, John, 1945-
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press,
Year: 1989
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Western Front; World War, 1914-1918 Trench warfare
Abstract: A detailed reconstruction of life and death in the trenches of World War I, describing the construction and physical and spiritual environment of the trenches and the soldiers' daily routine.
Contents: In the line -- The setting -- The daily routine -- Natural miseries -- Guns and gas -- Over the top -- Patrols and raids -- Battle : strategy and tactics -- Battle : the reality -- The casualties -- A lighter side? -- Sustaining the men in the line -- Rest and leave -- Attitude -- Patriotism and honour -- Disillusionment and protest.