Soldiers in trenches during the First World War write letters home. Life in the trenches was summed up by the phrase which later became well-known: “Months of boredom punctuated by moments of extreme terror.”

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Location: The Low Countries, Northern Europe
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
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