"They used liquid fire on us that day, and to tell you the truth, Mother, I cannot tell you how I get away from it." In our handout we learn about a deadly situation that can occur when trenches were built during wars. From the passage above, we can conclude that the soldiers really had no choice whether they wanted to stay down in the dirty trenches where food was limited and no space to sleep. Whatever their orders were, they must follow. In the diary, written by a British soldier to his mother, he tells us an action filled scene that happens during a battle and what he sees as he climbs his way up the trench to the battlefield. They had already been suffocated in the trenches with numerous poisonous gases, but once the bombardment started, the fumes got worse and intoxicating. During wars, the soldiers wore masks that were tightly woven aorund their nose and mouth. According to this British soldier, the most scariest thought of "life and death" is whether the mask is on properly or not. What if it isnt?
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