P.3

May 19:  Journal #3: On the internet, briefly research life inside the trenches; evaluate what type of life these soldiers lived.

Life in the trenches was certainly not a luxurious life and not even a half decent one. In fact it was a living nightmare, you would be on the front lines battling for your life hoping that you yourself would not be hit and injured or even killed. The soldiers on the front line were fighting with little food and when they received food it wasn’t very good food at that. The only time that they would receive food was if the battle was at a low or at a pause, which allowed for supplies to be delivered. If they were in the heat of battle then they would be receiving no food. Sleep was a rarity in the trenches as it came in short time frames, as you would either be woken by a rat or by gunfire. Puddles would also collect in the trenches and be the cause of a horrible disease called trench foot, this disease would cause the foot to swell up two to three times its normal size. If you were a victim to this disease your feet would often be amputated. The soldiers also had to deal with the rain, which would make the trenches wet and muddy, rats also brought trouble, as they would eat the soldier’s food.