Trenches became valuable to WW1 armies because they were a defensive solution to modern weaponry. Before the war, many people ... Furthermore, artillery - weapons for discharging missiles ...

Artillery is the "god of war," Joseph Stalin famously declared decades ... one of Russia's few successful offensives in WWI. The preparatory bombardment used new techniques such as spotter planes ...

Editor's note: This story was updated to note that state Sen. Scott Martin, R-Martic Township, secured the funding for the trench. During World War I, soldiers dug 35,000 miles of trenches.