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Moreover, between the two sets of trenches dug up by the opposing armies lay “no-man’s land” covered with barbed wire and sometimes, mines. While frontal assaults were still carried out, especially in the early days of the War, even when successful, they came at a huge cost, and it was nearly impossible to hold onto a trench after capture anyway. Modern machine guns, with their high rates of fire, allowed defenders to nullify a large number of attackers with only a few men. This kind of warfare was a direct outcome of advances in weapon technology. The Western Front, after initial back and forth, was largely stable for the duration of the War. Thus, through the War, German and Franco-British forces lost millions of lives for very little territorial gains on the Western Front. What this resulted in was highly static warfare where defence always held the advantage. Along both sides of the Front lay systems of highly fortified trenches, making it near impossible for either side to advance. The now mythic Western Front was one of the main theatres of the Great War, stretching from Alsace-Lorraine in the south, across France and Belgium, all the way to the North Sea.
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