ries ▁were ▁trained ▁to ▁listen ▁and ▁look ▁for ▁these ▁night time ▁ra iders , ▁and ▁any ▁susp icious ▁sounds ▁or ▁movements ▁could ▁give ▁away ▁the ▁men ' s ▁position ▁and ▁consequ ently ▁bring ▁a ▁concentration ▁of ▁heavy ▁fire ▁that ▁way . ▁Un protected ▁and ▁often ▁standing , ▁w iring ▁parties ▁were ▁subject ▁to ▁enemy ▁fl ares ▁which ▁would ▁expose ▁them ▁immediately , ▁causing ▁them ▁to ▁have ▁to ▁lie ▁flat , ▁even ▁on ▁the ▁very ▁wire ▁they ▁were ▁carrying . ▁ ▁To ▁conce al ▁themselves ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁possible , ▁party ▁members ▁left ▁extra ▁supplies ▁in ▁the ▁tren ch , ▁and ▁only ▁vent ured ▁out ▁at ▁night . ▁ ▁The ▁teams ▁sc ram bled ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁quickly ▁and ▁sil ently ▁as ▁possible , ▁as ▁such ▁stress ful ▁night ▁work ▁and ▁physical ▁labour ▁promoted ▁fat igue ▁and ▁little ▁time ▁to ▁sleep . ▁Also , ▁returning ▁to ▁one ' s ▁tren ch ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁night ▁proved ▁tricky , ▁as ▁workers ▁often ▁got ▁lost ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁back . ▁Finally , ▁w iring ▁parties ▁were ▁always ▁w ary ▁of ▁the ▁enemy ' s ▁parties , ▁as ▁they ▁performed ▁the ▁same ▁task ▁each ▁night . ▁ ▁Popular ▁culture ▁A ▁w iring ▁party ▁is ▁described ▁in ▁detail ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁novel ▁All ▁Qu iet ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁by ▁E . M . ▁Rem ar que , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁film ▁based ▁on ▁it . ▁ ▁Paul ▁Ba umer , ▁the ▁main ▁character , ▁has ▁one ▁of