Over The Top
You grab the cutters and bring the powerful jaws to bear on the first strand of wire before you. The wire snaps back and, at the same time, sets off a loud clanging of empty cans which had been hung along the wire to alert German sentries.
To your horror, the noise stirs dozing sentries into action and a voice, in broken English, is heard coming from the enemy trench.
– “Tommy! We are knowing you are there. Come out with your hands on your head and we will not be hurting you.”