trench warfare
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His contention that bombing industrial centers would lead to a speedy victory was seen by many as a response to World War I, and the long slog of trench warfare.
From The Wall Street Journal β Mar. 9, 2026
It was fought over several days in September 1914 and halted the German's advance on Paris, but was followed by years of trench warfare.
From BBC β Mar. 14, 2025
The plans for calling up more soldiers to fight in grim trench warfare were something nobody in Ukraine’s military or civilian leadership wanted to be associated with.
From Seattle Times β Feb. 12, 2024
But after 5,000 editorials and years of journalistic trench warfare, Mr. Carter took his fight into politics.
From New York Times β May 12, 2023
The effectiveness of machine guns as defensive weapons kept both sides from achieving a breakthrough and helped prolong the deadlock of trench warfare that immobilized the Western Front.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
