Introduction The Camp Hughes trench system was developed in 1916 to teach soldiers the lessons of trench warfare which had been learned through great sacrifice on the battlefields of France and Flanders. Veterans were brought back to Canada to instruct in the latest techniques. The trenches accurately replicated the scale and living arrangements for a battalion of 1000 men. They were designed to match the lay of the land and use geography to their advantage. On the Western Front the Germans (…)
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