We are always given the impression that the soldiers in the First World War used napoleonic ear tactics of marching towards lines slowly and volley fire (lions led by donkeys ect) (that’s why such large populations where obliterated)
But how can this be, people in 1914 where not Morons the maxim gun had existed for 32 years and high explode artillery shells where used by the European powers to devastate natives in the colony’s Did nobody have any objections to these tactics and are they even true or exaggerated revisionist accounts?
They are, as you've grown to suspect, myths that arose after the war and do not reflect what occurred. WWI always gets less press than WWII does, so anyone with further insight is more than welcome to provide a post of their own!
For the meantime, OP, I commend to your attention our FAQ section on WWI, in particular sections '1914' and 'Trench warfare', as these specifically answer the misconceptions of combat.