Trench Warfare:

Trench Warfare:

By the end of World War One  each side had dug at least 12,000 miles of trenches. The first major trench lines were completed in late November 1914. At their peak, the trenches built by both sides extended nearly 400 miles from Nieuport, on the Belgian coast, to the Swiss border. 
Among the Allies, the Belgians occupied 40 miles, the British occupied 90 miles and the French occupied the rest. Experts calculate that along the western front, the Allies and Central Powers dug nearly 6,2500 miles of trenches by the end of 1914. The Allies used four "types" of trenches. 
The first, the front-line trench (or firing-and-attack trench), was located from 50 yards to 1 mile from the German's front trench. Several hundred yards behind the front-line trench was the support trench, with men and supplies that could immediately assist those on the front line. 
The trenches kept the soldiers safe  and supplies that were available in emergencies.
Even though there had been some trench warfare in the American Civil War of 1861 - 65, and the Russian-Japanese War of 1904 - 05, it wasn't until the First World War that fixed trench warfare became the standard form of fighting.
However, trench warfare was a great way to stay protected from the enemy, both sides of the men used trench warfare and it created a long period time where it was very quiet in the war.

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