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In a conflict that lasted four years and claimed the lives of
millions, warfare as we know it today began to take shape
Written by Paul Donnelley
sthestalemateoftrenchwarfaretookhold,
Europe came to the realisation that the
nature of battle had changed irreversibly.
Inatimewhentechnologywasmoving
Aquickly, each side found at its disposal new
ways to attack the enemy, and defend themselves.
Thedevelopmentofthemotorcarledtothebirth
ofthetank,uniformsswappedbrightcoloursfor
muddy camouflage and chemical weapons became
thenewestmethodofslaughteronthebattlefield.
Butamidthedestruction,thewaralsosawthe
emergenceofotherinnovationsthatwetakefor
grantedtoday,suchasintelligencetestsforsoldiers
and blood banks. It may have been called the ‘war
toendallwars’,butitmarkedthebeginningofa
newageforscience,societyandpolitics.
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