haʊˈɛvɚ, ˈɔːl sˈaɪdz lˈɑːntʃt lˈɑːɹdʒ, kˈɔstli ænd fjˈuːɾəl fɹˈʌntəl əfˈɛnsɪvz ɪn ðɪs stˈaɪl: ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ æt ðə bˈæɾəl ʌvðə sˈɑːm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn, ðə dʒˈɜːmənz ɪnðə fˈɜːst bˈæɾəl ʌv ˈiːpɹə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn, ðə ɹˈʌʃənz ɪnðə bɹˈuːsɪlˌʌv əfˈɛnsɪv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn, ænd sˌoʊ ˈɔn.
However, all sides launched large, costly and futile frontal offensives in this style: the British at the Battle of the Somme (1916), the Germans in the First Battle of Ypres (1914), the Russians in the Brusilov offensive (1916), and so on.