Stephen Bull provides a picture of trench warfare, from the construction of the trenches and their different types, to the new weaponry & tactics employed in defence & attack. Annotated trench maps highlight particular features of the trenches, while photographs & documents combine to give an account of war in the trenches.

Published in association with the Imperial War Museum. Originally published: 2010.

The armies of 1914 and the problem of attack -- The beginning of the trenches -- 'Trenchtown' -- New weapons and tactics -- Gas -- Raiding and sniping -- Mining -- Concrete and Stellungsbau -- The tank -- 'Over the top'.