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A trench, as depicted in a British training manual

A trench, as depicted in a British training manual

This is the ideal trench, as depicted in a British training manual. The real thing, created by men digging desperately in the dark, was much less tidy.

E.J. Solano, Field entrenchments: spadework for riflemen, 1914

How to cite this page: 'A trench, as depicted in a British training manual', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/the-ideal-trench, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 18-Jun-2007

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