Break through the stalemate Capture defenses on the ridge Devastate front line defences Assemble the troops in No man's land Fire a creeping barrage To support the infantry advance Outflank strong points and Machine gun nests Repulse another attack Detonate the mines Beneath their front lines Pillars of fire Vanished an entire army Messina ridge The creeping bombardment threw Up smoke and dust Blocking the view of the defenders The forward zone was overrun Anticipate a counter attack Detonate the mines Beneath their front lines Pillars of fire Vanished an entire army Messina ridge