trench warfare
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His contention that bombing industrial centers would lead to a speedy victory was seen by many as a response to World War I, and the long slog of trench warfare.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
The plans for calling up more soldiers to fight in grim trench warfare were something nobody in Ukraine’s military or civilian leadership wanted to be associated with.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024
But after 5,000 editorials and years of journalistic trench warfare, Mr. Carter took his fight into politics.
From New York Times • May 12, 2023
The British first used hundreds of tanks at the battle of Cambrai in November 1917 - to end the deadlock of static trench warfare.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2023
He said he solved one of the great problems of trench warfare.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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