I did not expect Bulgaria to be mentioned in there as well. When reading the article's name one does not associate 'trenches' with battles in the Balkans.

The story shows how one soul ended up 3000 km away from his birthplace. Nowadays, after a hundred years after those events, one can travel on a flight between Dublin and Sofia in a few hours.

The point that I found interesting is that about mismanagement. The claim that the colonel did not prepare his troops, permitted them to stay without guidance in the tranches, without food or proper clothes. How the other side - in this case, Bulgarians - were more acutely aware of how to operate their guns. It rings true the disillusionment and disappointment when organisation or institution fails to organise its efforts.