world war one can be seen to be the birth of trench warfare, tanks, large scale gas warfare........
what would military tactics look like without a WW1?
what would military tactics look like without a WW1?
world war one can be seen to be the birth of trench warfare, tanks, large scale gas warfare........
what would military tactics look like without a WW1?
The use of poison gas was outlawed at the Hague Convention of 1899*, without the appalling casualties and stalemate of the Western Front it is unlikely any country would have considered using them.Chemical warfare would become a necessary staple of both national defense, and it would continue to be viewed as an essential battlefield instrument.
Overall, 19th Century thinking would prevail among the officer corps, until a large scale conflict arises and change becomes a necessity.