Trench Fighting

ISBN: 9781331430902 出版年：2016 页码：185 Forgotten Books

Again, in the Russo — Japanese War, trenches were used, and in this war barbed-wire entangle ments played a considerable part. To come down to the present day,' all soldiers Of all countries are taught that the Object Of a soldier in a battle is to press home in the quickest possible way to the final assault; that is, to get at close grips with the enemy and despatch him with the bayonet. The Official handbook Of one of our noted mili tary Powers in 1913 described this assault as follows: A soldier Should only dig in (entrench)