BBC’s Dan Snow asks: How did so many soldiers survive the trenches?

As the BBC prepares to mark the Centenary with its World War One season, historian Dan Snow asks: ‘How did so many soldiers survive the trenches?’

The historian explores different aspects of the conflict, in the first of BBC’s iWonder interactive guides. These online features aim to present to users the key themes of the First World War using video, audio, text and graphics.

To read Dan Snow’s guide, visit the BBC’s iWonder service here.

Images courtesy of the BBC

Posted by: Daniel Barry, Centenary News