Comments on: The Defence of Duffer’s Drift, Third Dream https://www.isegoria.net/2014/05/the-defence-of-duffers-drift-third-dream/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 28 May 2026 23:08:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Steve Johnson https://www.isegoria.net/2014/05/the-defence-of-duffers-drift-third-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-1233308 Steve Johnson Wed, 07 May 2014 18:08:18 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=34753#comment-1233308 In reading Storm of Steel, both sides in WWI were fanatic about never having a straight trench.

An enemy at the end of a straight trench can rake it with fire while being protected from return fire.

]]> By: Scipio Americanus https://www.isegoria.net/2014/05/the-defence-of-duffers-drift-third-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-1233303 Scipio Americanus Wed, 07 May 2014 17:53:27 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=34753#comment-1233303 I think that may be part of the lesson for this dream. His trench’s elevation and orientation render it painfully open it to long range fires from the far bank to his left.

]]> By: Bob Sykes https://www.isegoria.net/2014/05/the-defence-of-duffers-drift-third-dream/comment-page-1/#comment-1232969 Bob Sykes Wed, 07 May 2014 12:03:45 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=34753#comment-1232969 Apparently, he never heard of enfilade.

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