Western Front Essay Examples

A stalemate had developed between the armies of the Central Powers and the Allies. This stalemate lasted for almost four years, taking millions of lives. But in 1918, for whatever reason, the stalemate ended after both armies made effective attacks on the other’s trenches. World War One was the testing arena for a number of […]

In the north of France, in September 1914, German troops dug up a raised location that had a view over the Aisne River. Following their heavy losses in unsuccessful efforts to breach the German line, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) found themselves in a stalemate and unable to reach their enemy, marking the inception of […]

Women’s role in society now, is very different to how it used to be, mainly due to the suffrage movement. In the nineteenth century women couldn’t vote, were not considered equal to men, and also couldn’t even earn a living. Most of the time men would look down at women as they were seen as […]

Following on from the battle of Marne (September 1914) there was a deadlock between the opposing forces fighting it out in France. This deadlock surprised people by making the war carry on for a number of years, until finally ending before December 1918. The majority of people think that this is due to the poor […]

A Stalemate occurs when neither side can win quickly with an outright victory. This is what happened in WW1 between the Allied forces and the Germans for several reasons. One of which was on account of the failure of the Schlieffen plan which was a German movement to take over Paris, however the BEF caught […]

How accurate is the statement ‘Lions led by donkeys’ in relation to British Soldiers and Generals of the First World War? In the First World War, more men died than in any other war before. Some people say this was because the generals, like General Haig were ‘donkeys’ who wasted the lives of their brave […]