Which of the following describes the experience of most soldiers fighting on the Western Front during the Great War?
A) They fought a guerilla war, because after Germany invaded and captured Paris, French resistance fighters formed partisan bands that harassed their occupiers.
B) They fought much as their great-grandfathers had during the nineteenth century: in tightly packed formations, shooting volleys into the ranks of the enemy.
C) They fought a war of attrition, often in miserable conditions, suffering massive artillery attacks and then facing enemy fire to seize well-protected trenches.
D) They fought small-scale battles that afforded them chances to display individual bravery and courage, using weapons that had been available for centuries in new ways.