Miles of forgotten first world war trenches unearthed in England

[rangerrebew]

 Miles of forgotten first world war trenches unearthed in England
 
 

Ben Quinn
 

Saturday 5 August 2017 14.37 EDT
 

The full extent of the networks of trenches and defensive fortifications built in England during the first world war has been revealed in the first major survey of its kind.

Detailing how resources were concentrated along England’s eastern and southern coasts – where the main thrust by an invading German army was expected to come – the study draws on existing periodicals and local history as well as LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) data gleaned from the use of lasers by the Environment Agency to plot the bumps and dips of British topography.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/05/miles-of-forgotten-trenches-dug-in-england-during-first-world-war-unearthed-again

[EC]

Sparked a random thought - there's a fair few miles of WW1 trenches in the USA too, especially at Ft. Dix. Training trenches, dug by each group - Pershing insisted on serious and comprehensive training for his lads.

[SunkenCiv]

Wow, just how far did Jerry get before we had to go over and save their bacon?  ;)