War of Words — The Amazing History of Trench Newspapers

“The Wipers Times may be the most famous trench newspaper in history, it is certainly not the only one. Consider these:” THE BBC ANNOUNCED last week its plans to produce a television drama about the celebrated First…

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‘The Wipers Times’ — Soldiers’ own newspaper let Tommies laugh at trench warfare

“Far from being an official mouthpiece of the British war effort, The Wipers Times mainly featured poems, jokes and short articles satirizing the futility of trench life.” IT’S BEEN SAID that war consists of long periods boredom…

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