the silent battle was the world war 1 military tactic that resulted in a prolonged stalemate.
the silent battle was the world war 1 military tactic that resulted in a prolonged stalemate.
which world war 1 military tactic resulted in a prolonged stalemate?
the silent battle
mining saw a brief resurgence as a military tactic during the first world war, when army engineers attempted to break the stalemate of trench warfare by tunneling under no man's land and laying large quantities of explosives beneath the enemy's trenches. as in siege warfare, tunnel warfare was possible due to the static nature of the fighting. 









































on the western and italian front during the first world war, the military employed specialist miners to dig tunnels.
tunnel warfare
flushing (military tactic)









































flushing (or flush) is a military tactic whereby grenades, smoke, gunfire, riot control agent, chemical weapons, or various other methods can be used to flush opponents out from cover.
flushing (military tactic)