Life on the front lines
Alex Hague
Then and Now
Conditions in World War 1
Conditions in the present
Although there is one camp, Camp Victory, that is pretty luxurious. They have a swimming pool, restaurants, you name it. Rumors are even spread about the camp and how much nicer it is compared to the camps that the soldiers normally stay in (Gordon, Michael R., and Julie Hirschfeld Davis. "In Shift, U.S. Will Send 450 Advisers to Help Iraq Fight ISIS.").
Effects on soldiers
How the public and military views this and what is being done
Works Cited
Websites:
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Images:
1. M., John. "Recreated Trenches in Clipstone Forest... (C) John M." :: Geograph Britain and Ireland. Geograph, n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2016. <http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4497519>.
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