Schlieffen plan
At the beginning of the twentieth century, several nations
around the globe were engaged in World War I, which has also been called “The
Great War.” This war was unlike any war that had taken place up to that time due to trench warfare being implemented. This new way of war affected every soldier in WWI. This raises the question of what were the environmental conditions of the trenches like and what health threats endured by the soldiers? Edward Madigan (2013) quoted a French
officer by the name Jean Colin “identified fear and the mastery of fear in the
individual soldier as decisive factors in modern warfare” (p. 84). Colin and
other commentators on the war noted that “the advent of smokeless gunpowder,
combined with the increased efficiency and range of small arms and artillery,
had fundamentally changed the face of war” (Madigan, 2013).
The war was perceived to be a quick endeavor.
Under the Schlieffen Plan, Germany plotted to encircle and crush the
French Army through Belgium.
France planned to rely on their physical manpower to overcome the German
Army. The Germans successfully
forced back the French Army; however, Germany lost a large number of men in
doing so. Thus, the war became
stagnate and both armies dug trenches, bringing the new way of war.
around the globe were engaged in World War I, which has also been called “The
Great War.” This war was unlike any war that had taken place up to that time due to trench warfare being implemented. This new way of war affected every soldier in WWI. This raises the question of what were the environmental conditions of the trenches like and what health threats endured by the soldiers? Edward Madigan (2013) quoted a French
officer by the name Jean Colin “identified fear and the mastery of fear in the
individual soldier as decisive factors in modern warfare” (p. 84). Colin and
other commentators on the war noted that “the advent of smokeless gunpowder,
combined with the increased efficiency and range of small arms and artillery,
had fundamentally changed the face of war” (Madigan, 2013).
The war was perceived to be a quick endeavor.
Under the Schlieffen Plan, Germany plotted to encircle and crush the
French Army through Belgium.
France planned to rely on their physical manpower to overcome the German
Army. The Germans successfully
forced back the French Army; however, Germany lost a large number of men in
doing so. Thus, the war became
stagnate and both armies dug trenches, bringing the new way of war.