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Allies
A state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose
Barrage
A concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area
Bayonet
A sword like stabbing blade which can be fixed onto a rifle for use in hand to hand fighting
Censorship
The suppression of speech, public communication or other communication which may be considered harmful, sensitive etc
Central Powers
Germany and its allies (Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire) in WWl
Desertion
The act of deserting a person, cause or organization
Dogfight
A close combat between military aircrafts
Western Front
The zone of fighting in western Europe in the first world war in which the German army engaged armies to its west
Trench Foot
A painful condition of the feet caused by long immersion in cold water or mud and marked by blackening and death of surface tissue
Tommy
A British private soldier
Stalemate
A position counting as a draw, in which player is not in check but cannot move except to check
Shell Shock
Psychological disturbance caused by prolonged exposure to active warfare, especially being under bombardment
No-Man’s Land
Disputed ground between the front lines or trenches of two opposing armies
Infantry
Soldiers marching or fighting on foot
Historiography
The study of the writing of history and of written histories
