The Western Front 1914-1916: From the Schlieffen Plan to Verdun and the Somme (History of WWI) farmhouse but the enemy were lurking

but the enemy were lurking

to survive in this alien world

Dame was briefly captured

their souls filling with fear

The Western Front 1914-1916: From the Schlieffen Plan to Verdun and the Somme (History of WWI) farmhouse but the enemy were lurkingby Michael Neiberg The Western Front, running from the Belgian coast in the north to the Swiss border in the south, was to prove the decisive battlefront of World War I. It was where the great powers of Germany, France and the British Empire concentrated the bulk of their military might, and it was where many believed the war would be settled before Christmas 1914. The German General Staff realised the dangers of fighting a two front war against both