WWI

I learned that WWI was a very serious and traumatic event in our history. The conditions in WWI were very bad. There was such things as deafening noises, extremely cold weather, trench foot, rats, lice, and awful sanitation. There were many forms of gas used on the battlefield for attack. Shell-shock or combat stress caused PTSD. Symptoms were tiredness, irritability, lack of concentration, and headaches. Mental breakdowns often occurred from shell-shock. If you had combat stress you were most often executed. Soldiers in WWI were killed for insubordination, desertion, and refusing to fight. I expect All Quiet on the Western Front to be about men in the war fighting for their lives. The will probably face many struggles along the way and witness many deaths.  

This photo shows someone who has trench foot. It is a very serious condition and could result in amputation.