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Kenneth Garcia
Steven L. Berg, PhD
HIST138tr
Tuesday, September 23 2014
Annotated works consulted on Trench Warfare:
Bertrand, Georges, and Oscar N. Solbert. "Tactics and Duties for Trench Fighting,." Google
Books. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1918. Web. 23 Sept. 2014.
http://books.google.com/books?id=ru1HAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Trench
Warfare&hl=en&sa=X&ei=abgfVI73BMaQyATKvIKoBQ&ved=0CEQQ6AEwCDhG#v=onepa
ge&q=Trench Warfare&f=false.

This book recollects the first hand battle experience of trench warfare from a Brigadier
General of the United States army Oscar N. Solbert. I find that this book is essentially firsthand
experience of trench warfare. Many aspects of trench warfare are explained in great detail such
as; trench fighting, formation, duties within trenches, and defensive strategies. I believe that this
information is very helpful to contribute to my research paper. Each individual aspect listed
concerning trench warfare in this book serves as some importance regarding trench warfare.

Das, Satanu. "Sensuous Life in the Trenches." Www.bl.uk. Web. 16 Sept. 2014.
http://www.bl.uk/world-war-one/articles/sensuous-life-in-the-trenches.

Dr. Satanu Das has much experience in the field of World War I, with the main focus of
his being literature and culture. He is also the author of Touch and Intimacy in First World War
Literature which is mainly centered on trenches and medical care during World War I. In 2010
Dr. Das received A Philip Leverhulme prize for the research that he had compiled during that
year. Satanu Das is working on his fourth project currently The Cambridge comparison to the
poverty of the First World War. I believe that this article is beneficial to my paper, because it
provides an accurate recollection of what trenches did to soldiers physically and mentally.
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Eide, Marian. "Witnessing And Trophy Hunting: Writing Violence From The Great War
Trenches." Criticism 49.1 (2007): 85-104.Academic Search Complete. Web. 22 Sept. 2014.
http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=af8e0294-6945-4a98-926e-
7ba9f8a490f1%40sessionmgr4003&vid=71&hid=4206

Marion Eide is an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University. Her main area of
expertise is in twentieth century English literature, she also focuses on ethical theory and gender
studies. This article provided me with the gruesome detail of how brutal and horrific trench
warfare really was. This article also details how being in the trenches afflicted a soldiers psych
taking a huge mental toll. This article will be helpful to exploring the different interactions with
soldiers that experienced these grueling conditions. This will also help my paper give more of a
narrative of the intensity of trench warfare itself. This way someone who is reading my paper
will get a feel for just how harsh trench warfare was during World War I.

Elliot, F. Haws. "Trench Fighting,." Google Books. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1917. Web. 23
Sept. 2014. http://books.google.com/books?id=-
0JLAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Trench
Warfare&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6LgfVI7UDsG3yATtsoJY&ved=0CBwQ6AEwADhQ#v=onepage&
q=Trench Warfare&f=false.

In this book by Elliot F. Haws trench warfare is summarized through both battle
procedures and training. This book covers each individual technique that soldiers are trained on
for trench fighting in order. Each different procedure for strategies concerning different types of
combat in trench warfare is also given. This book is something that can be used for my paper to
show how much planning and strategy was involved in trench warfare.

Gilbert, Martin. The First World War: A Complete History. New York: H. Holt, 1994. Print.

Sir Gilbert Martin is the official biographer of Winston Churchill and a very prestigious
figure in the historical world. Sir Gilbert Martin has written a total of 88 books with various
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different subjects within his expertise. This book provides a very informative viewpoint of the
entirety of World War I. This could be quite useful to my paper with any background
information required regarding World War I.
"How Did so Many Soldiers Survive the Trenches?" Www.bbc.co.uk. Web. 16 Sept. 2014.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3kgjxs.

This website provides an immense amount of information on the daily lives of soldiers
who fought in trenches. This is useful to my paper because it not only lists what happened day to
day but the misconceptions of trench warfare as well.
Horne, John. A Companion to World War I. Chichester, U.K.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. Print.

John Horne is a professor at Trinity College in Dublin Ireland, he teaches modern
European history. In his book A Companion to World War I he compiles 30 historians to
document the First World War. This makes for one of the most in depth recollections of history
that I have ever read. I believe that the information concerning trench warfare in this book was
extremely insightful. This book will benefit my paper simply do to the fact of how much
information it has on trench warfare.
Jonathan, M. House. "Toward Combined Arms Warfare: A Survey of 20th-century Tactics,
Doctrine, and Organization." Google Books. Fort Leavenworth, KS : Combat Studies Institute,
US Army Command and General Staff College, 1984. Web. 23 Sept. 2014.
http://books.google.com/books?id=AUZdQaUesoMC&pg=PA19&dq=Trench
Warfare&hl=en&sa=X&ei=jLcfVNHSHcSvyATFgIKQCQ&ved=0CCAQ6AEwATgK#v=onep
age&q=Trench Warfare&f=false.

In this book by Jonathan M. House the talk of the growth of trench warfare and what
changes it made to war is discussed. This book talks about how the results that improved warfare
for different armies through the use of trench warfare. I feel that this could be helpful to my
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paper because it focuses on the pluses that resulted from trenches. While many other texts that I
have consulted deal with the atrocities and casualties involved.
Laffargue, Andre. "The Attack in Trench Warfare." Google Books. United States Infantry
Association, 1916. Web. 23 Sept. 2014.
http://books.google.com/books?id=jn0aAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Trench
Warfare&hl=en&sa=X&ei=37EfVLr1BM6tyATQ_ICwCQ#v=onepage&q=Trench
Warfare&f=false.

This book is an inside recollection of French captain Andre Laffargues insight on
everything involving battle during trench warfare. The author makes a point that the entire idea
of trench warfare is to assault and seize. The strategies are then laid out pointing which points of
attack are significant during any given kind of battle. This book can be useful to my paper in
order to state the main plan of attack method during trench warfare. It is also great because it
gives substantial information on many different scenarios and how they are handled in trench
warfare.



Madigan, Edward. "Sticking To A Hateful Task: Resilience, Humour, And British
Understandings Of Combatant Courage, 19141918." War In History 20.1 (2013): 76-
98. Academic Search Complete. Web. 22 Sept. 2014.
http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=af8e0294-6945-4a98-926e-
7ba9f8a490f1%40sessionmgr4003&vid=68&hid=4206

Edward Madigan is a historian of the Great War and a lecturer of first world studies at the
University of London. This article deals with the courage that was involved with being an
infantryman in trench warfare. The soldiers who fought on the front lines were essentially
expendable with the type of warfare that they dealt with. This could be helpful to my paper
because it shows the courage of soldiers that struggled to survive in the front lines. This could
give a realistic perception on how the mind of a soldier on the frontline worked.
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Herfried, Munkler. "Death and Life in the Trenches Barrage and Curtains." Www.nzz.ch. 28 June
2014. Web. 23 Sept. 2014.
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.nzz.ch/international/weltkrieg/
trommelfeuer-und-gardinen-
1.18330199&prev=/search?q=Weltkrieg+Gr%C3%A4ben&start=10&sa=N&es_sm=93&biw=15
17&bih=714

This article by Herfried Munkler talks about life in trenches for German soldiers during
World War I. The livability of trenches is talked about throughout this article, because besides
fighting in them soldiers had to live in trenches. The importance of trenches being the front lines
of most battles is also discussed. I think that this can be used in my paper to display the
importance of trenches not only in battle but for shelter.

Rose, Edward P. F. "Water Supply Maps For The Western Front (Belgium And Northern France)
Developed By British, German And American Military Geologists During World War I:
Pioneering Studies In Hydrogeology From Trench Warfare." Cartographic Journal46.2 (2009):
76-103. Academic Search Complete. Web. 22 Sept. 2014.
http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=af8e0294-6945-4a98-926e-
7ba9f8a490f1%40sessionmgr4003&vid=65&hid=4206

Edward P.F. Rose is a Researcher at the department of earth sciences. Rose has done
extensive research in earth sciences at the University of London. In this article main concern is
water supply and how the trenches were used to store water. With water being a primary
resource it is important to know how water war supply was maintained during World War I. This
could be used for my paper in order to make the point of how much priority was involved with
hydrology in trench warfare.

Simkin, John. "Spartacus Educational." Spartacus Educational. Web. 15 Sept. 2014.
http://spartacus-educational.com/FWWtrench.htm.

John Simkin is a historian who established the Spartacus Educational database. He has
written 12 books covering a wide array of history in just the short span of 20 years. This database
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can be very helpful to my paper on trench warfare. It covers so many aspects of trench warfare
including; Life in the Trenches, The Trench System, And Trench Warfare. With so many
different aspects of trench warfare covered I will have many diverse topics to focus on.
Winter, J. M. The Experience of World War I. New York: Oxford UP, 1989. Print.

Jay winter is both a historian and a professor of history at Yale University. The main
focus of his research is World War I and how it impacted the 20
th
century. I think this book could
be quite helpful to my paper because of how often trench warfare is covered throughout it. It not
only provides information about World War I but how big of a role trench warfare had during the
war.
Winter, Sophie. "The Diabolical Weapon of War Grave." Www.welt.de. 25 Feb. 2014. Web. 23
Sept. 2014.
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.welt.de/geschichte/article1251
73128/Die-teuflische-Waffe-des-
Grabenkriegs.html&prev=/search?q=Weltkrieg+Gr%C3%A4ben&es_sm=93&biw=1517&bih=7
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This article by Sophie Winter explained the innovation of barbed wire that was
incorporated into trench systems during World War I. This played a pinnacle role in the defenses
of German battalions keeping many dangers out freely. This can be useful to my paper to
observe the obstacles that the infamous German barbed wire created during World War I.







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