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Returns are always nice: the Jedi, the Box Champion, the Xenomorph and many more, this one included.
When I was reorganising my computer files I found something for the thread. Years ago I came across a Bolt Action tweak for WW I with army lists for the main protagonists, exclusively on the western front, and a few special rules to capture the feel of WW I.
Maybe you have to click a bit around, but I found this quite nice. You´ll get a pdf-file. And don´t forget the special rule of obhe @oriskany , limited arcs of fire for MGs :-).
The other one I found was something related to @oriskany ´s statement on trenches, not straight lines, several behind each other on both sides etc.
You can see the zig-zagging of the trenches, the three trench lines and communication and connection trenches on each side. Also you can make out a few forward posts, very short pieces of trench (like an appendix) into the direction of the enemy, very likely a post for enemy observation, aural and visual. The dark stuff in the middle is possibly no-mans land.
Another picture is one of Fort Vaux near Verdun, captured by the Germans in early June 1916 and retaken by the French later the same year.
There are also trenches here, typically zig-zagged. Interesting to see the trenches included into the defence system of the fort. And also interesting to see how the trenches, once captured by the attackers could be used against the defenders .
The last one I have is one from my library. Weel-known writer H. G. Wells has not only put together masterpieces like “The Time Machine” and “War of the Worlds”. He was also a prolific writer of short stories and novellettes. I have a collection of those, and one of the pieces is called “The Land Ironclads”. In this story Wells predicted the developement of military technology into armoured vehicles with engines. He describes, even before WW I, how people i. e. soldiers felt when they first encounter those beasts. Very interesting and good to read, and a must for every Wells enthusiast.