Fighting on land, however, reached stalemate, and already in June had turned into static warfare.
The resultant static warfare meant that tunnelling saw a brief resurgence as a military tactic.
Then followed the see-saw battles that finally evolved into static warfare along the Iron Triangle into 1952.
Since armies abandoned the static warfare of forts and trenches, commanders have preferred to take the initiative rather than dig in.
The Battalion's time there was a period of static warfare.
A period of static warfare ended on 22 August when the division crossed the River Dives.
Innovation and flexibility for mobile warfare were stressed over carefully planned methods used in static warfare.
The Canadians began a long period of static warfare which would last them throughout the winter.
In the static warfare of the Western Front, the 17th was often restricted to infantry roles, such as the occupation of trenches.
It was static warfare, horribly cold, and the chief job was getting sentries to stay awake at their posts.