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- Title
How did technological advancement in artillery alter soldiers' experiences of the First World War?
- Authors
Hands, Alex
- Abstract
This essay investigates the progression of artillery prior to and during the First World War, and examines how soldiers' and nurses' experiences of combat were transformed by the development of artillery. Psychological trauma caused by prolonged artillery bombardments, the cause and cost of attritional warfare, and the devastation of environment are also explained. It highlights the link between technology and the artillery experiences, asserting its ability to transform military doctrine, societal expectations, and responses to adversity.
- Subjects
WORLD War I; TECHNOLOGICAL innovations; ARTILLERY; MILITARY doctrine; EMOTIONAL trauma
- Publication
United Service, 2024, Vol 75, Issue 1, p16
- ISSN
1038-1554
- Publication type
Article