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Trench warfare is a form of occupied fighting lines, consisting largely of trenches, in which troops are largely protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery. It has become a byword for attrition warfare, for stalemate in conflict, with a slow wearing down of opposing forces.
Trench warfare occurred when a military revolution in firepower was not matched by similar advances in mobility, resulting in a grueling form of warfare in which the defense held the advantage. In World War I, both sides constructed elaborate trench and dugout systems opposing each other along a front, protected from assault by barbed wire. The area between opposing trench lines (known as "no man's land") was fully exposed to artillery fire from both sides. Attacks, even if successful, often sustained severe casualties as a matter of course.
Field works are as old as armies. Roman legions, when in the presence of an enemy, entrenched camps nightly when on the move. Similar measures, from Frederic the Great's camp at Bunzelwitz, to Arthur Wellesley's with his defense lines at Torres Vedras, to the French lines of Weissenburg, were frequently used.
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We've been pinned down,
I've just shot my last round,
I want to run and hide,
It might save our lives,
Is this the way we will spend our last days?
If I have to die, just don't ask why.
I see right through you, your going down.
Nothing's in the way.
I don't need to see your face.
The writings on the wall,
my eyes wide open.
It will take some time for me to clear my mind.
There will come a day, it might be just fine.
Is this the way we will spend our last days?
If i have to die just don't ask why.
I see right through you your going down.
Nothings in the way,
I don't need to see your face,
The writings on the wall,
My eyes wide open,
Your life means so much can't you see?
So far when I feel let down your always there for me.