How did the horrific nature of fighting in the Great War create bonds of camaraderie between soldiers (and even between enemies), while at the same time creating alienation from civilians back home?

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The Answer is Answer would ideally include the following. The horror of life in the trenches resulted in friendships that could ease the hardships and dangers of war; the desire to survive even led to a sense of camaraderie with enemy soldiers, who endured the same conditions and faced the same dangers. Some opposing units came to a tacit agreement not to fire upon each other. Many soldiers felt alienated from civilian life because those at home had not experienced the horrible conditions and supported the fighting. Many recruits even became disillusioned with civilization itself; they came to see this war as meaningless or as the triumph of machine over man.

How Did the Horrific Nature of Fighting in the Great