This is not a recently published  book but it is still available online and in bookstores. I didn't know about it until I saw it on the shelf of a local book store that sells only new books. This is where I purchased this book. 

TRENCH

A History of Trench Warfare on the Western Front

Even now, 100 years on from the conflict, the image of trenches stretching across Western Europe - packed with young men clinging to life in horrendous conditions - remains a powerful reminder of one of the darkest moments in human history.

In this excellent study of trench warfare on the Western Front, expert Dr Stephen Bull reveals the experience of life in the trenches, from length of service and coping with death and disease, to the uniforms and equipment given to soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

He reveals how the trenches were constructed, the weaponry which was developed specifically for this new form of warfare, the tactics employed in mass attacks and the increasingly adept defensive methods designed to hold ground at all cost.

Packed with photographs, illustrations, annotated trench maps, documents and first-hand accounts, this compelling narrative provides a richly detailed account of World War I, providing a soldier's-eye-view of life in the ominous trenches that scarred the land.

Stephen Bull

Osprey Publishing in association with Imperial War Museums

272 Pages

7.5” x 9.5” x .625”

Contents:

Acknowledgements.       6
Introduction         8
Western Front Chronology         10
The Armies of 1914 and the Problem of Attack       13
The Beginning of the Trenches         35
'Trenchtown'         59
New Weapons and Tactics         95
Gas         121
Raiding and Sniping         143
Mining         167
Concrete and Stellungsbau    179
The Tank         201
'Over the Top'         217
Conclusion         252
Notes       256
Select Bibliography       263
Index       266

9. Chapter Three 'Trenchtown'