https://freerepublic.com/tag/railwaywood/ en-us Sun, 13 Apr 2025 15:02:28 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4310755/posts Ninety per cent bored stiff, nine per cent frozen stiff and one per cent scared stiff. That was - historian Andy Robertshaw insists - the experience of most soldiers in the First World War. It was not one of constant fighting, never-ending trench foot and heartless aggression from commanding officers, despite the impression to the contrary given by most film depictions. As for how I felt on a chilly but sunny day last week when I toured Andy's faithful reconstruction of a real British trench, I will let you decide from the pictures. The trench dug in woodland at Detling... UK Daily Mail https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4310755/posts#comment Sun, 13 Apr 2025 15:02:28 GMT