This
report of a successful raid on a trench dates from April 1916 and can
be found amongst the Lowe papers. Read it carefully to see what it tells
you about the nature of trench warfare. A transcript
and an enlarged version
are available.
1. What
work was done before the raid took place?
2. Explain
why a bell might have been on the enemy's barbed wire?
3. Describe
the raid in your own words.
4. Was
the raid successful? Why do you think this?
5. Is this
how you imagined trench warfare? Explain your answer.
6. What
does this source tell you about trench warfare.
Want to
find out more? Move on to the next section to look in depth at an attack
made on Gavrelle trench in 1917.
