So there's this famous quote said by Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid 4 that basically boils down to the three words at the start of the paragraph: "War has changed", as an allusion to the other common, but actually real quote "War never changes".
In the context of the quote itself, it details how in the future MGS4 details, wars have been turned into a never-ending proxy battles by enhanced mercenaries and machines, but to me, it's one of those quotes that could have actually been said by people in history.
Basically, what I'm asking is this: when would be the most fitting time in history for some historical person to come up and say "War has changed"?
Of course, referring to the changes in warfare or in the reasons why war is fought that had happened around them.
When would it fit the best?
After the invention of gunpowder?
During the Napoleonic Wars?
WW1 or WW2?
During the Cold War?
At the beginning of the War on Terror?
In the context of the quote itself, it details how in the future MGS4 details, wars have been turned into a never-ending proxy battles by enhanced mercenaries and machines, but to me, it's one of those quotes that could have actually been said by people in history.
Basically, what I'm asking is this: when would be the most fitting time in history for some historical person to come up and say "War has changed"?
Of course, referring to the changes in warfare or in the reasons why war is fought that had happened around them.
When would it fit the best?
After the invention of gunpowder?
During the Napoleonic Wars?
WW1 or WW2?
During the Cold War?
At the beginning of the War on Terror?