How were British soldiers were affected by the conditions and the nature of warfare on the Western Front (1914-18)?

The aim of this study is to critically examine different types of sources in order to assess in what ways and how useful they are in helping to build some understanding of how British soldiers were affected by the conditions and the nature of warfare on the Western Front (1914-18). In general terms, different types of sources have proved to be useful for this purpose, despite the fact that some of them do not represent …

…a horrifying experience. To conclude, Sources are definitely a very good way of helping to understand the conditions of the trenches and the nature of warfare. First hand experiences are very useful and photographs can also be. Separately, they are not very reliable, but when they are compared and used together they are very accurate in recording history. Without them, it would not be possible to understand many facts that occurred in the past generations.