What Does trench Mean
Trench is a concept that comes from trincera , an Italian term. The concept allows mentioning the groove that soldiers make on the ground in order to protect themselves from enemy attacks.
Typically, two types of trenches are built. On the one hand, parallel trenches are dug , where soldiers take cover while firing. On the other hand, zigzag trenches are drawn that serve as communication routes between the parallel trenches.
A trench warfare is a mode of combat in which soldiers maintain their fixed line in the trenches. Both armies, in this way, are located in trenches that are facing each other.
The development of firearms , which increased their range, and the creation of increasingly numerous armies , led to the emergence of trench wars. By protecting themselves in the trenches, the soldiers had the possibility to attack and damage the enemy from a considerable distance, and at the same time defend their position against the eventual opposing advance.
Trench warfare reached its peak during World War I , especially on the so-called Western Front . Between 1914 and 1918 thousands of people died in these trenches.
Within the world of cinema we find a film that uses the word that we are dealing with in its title. We are referring to the film "The Trench", which was released in 1999 and is directed by William Boyd.
Daniel Craig, Paul Nicholls, Julian Rhind-Tutt or Cillian Murphy are some of the actors that make up the cast of this British production that develops its plot during the First World War. Specifically, it tells how young soldiers, hours before the famous Battle of the Somme begins, are encouraged and instructed to fight to the end with their army and destroy the Germans. A situation that will lead to one of the bloodiest episodes of all that war conflict.
Within the literary field there are also many works that use the term that occupies us in their titles. This would be the case, for example, of “Letras desde la tinchera”, a work done by Carme Manuel or Ignacio Ramos who comes to delve into the aforementioned First World War. It does so through characters, facts, writers and other elements that give a deep and personal vision at a multidisciplinary level of said conflict.
In the same way, we cannot forget about “The Last Trench” (2016) either. Luis Fernando Rodríguez and F. Javier Álvarez are the authors of this book, which is a journey through current Spanish justice through its most recognized figures and the most relevant judicial cases on the social scene.
At present, the idea of a trench is used symbolically to name a space for confrontation or struggle . For example: "If the president believes that he no longer needs me in the Ministry of Economy, surely I will go to another trench to continue defending this political project" , "The Portuguese forward remained in the trench throughout the game, trying to score the goal that he could give the classification to his team ” .