Introduction Vertidue was an Anglo-French phrase, used during World War I, originally defined as ‘a vile mix of wet faeces and soil.’ It became a regular expression amongst those bunker sharing British and French troops. Refer to Trench Warfare. This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertidue >; it is used under… Read More
Introduction A bunker is a defensive military fortification designed to protect people and valued materials from falling bombs or other attacks. Bunkers are mostly underground, in contrast to blockhouses which are mostly above ground. They were used extensively in World War I, World War II, and the Cold War for weapons facilities, command and control… Read More
Introduction Trench warfare is a type of land warfare using occupied fighting lines largely comprising military trenches, in which troops are well-protected from the enemy’s small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery. Trench warfare became archetypically associated with World War I (1914 to 1918), when the Race to the Sea rapidly expanded trench… Read More
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