Video Analysis Post

 

This video is about trench life during World War I. It tells us that the winter conditions were particularly bad; the trenches would always be half-full of mud and it was wet almost all the time.

The video states that the soldiers lived in dig-outs and had no protection from the weather, apart from a thin sheet.  When they woke up in the morning, there would be snow over their feet.

We see that in one scene, they are given a small bowl of what looks like soup. This seems hardly enough for a meal. In another scene, there are soldiers who are getting their heads shaved. This was to get rid of lice and fleas in the hair, and to make managing it easier. Another scene shows the soldiers bathing in a small and crowded shelter.

From this, we can conclude that life in the trenches was extremely difficult.