Modernization Of Warfare
Deadly Innovations Of The 20th Century
The Gun Helmet: An Early Attempt At Modernization
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGC8h6iBbPM&edufilter=0NsmCsBD3UGorqyU6yfFOg
The Gun Helmet-although not used today- is an example of the massive increase of innovative weapons of warfare produced (and thought up) around the time of WWI.
Innovations and Important People
The U-Boat
The U-Boat (Das Unterseeboot) was The Allies' worse nightmare. Invisible, Silent, Powerful, Lethal.... The Unterseeboot an ultimate weapon of war.
John J. Pershing
United States General commanding The American Expeditionary Force. The US troops fighting in Europe, alongside the Brits and French.
Chemical Warfare
This man's distorted facial features and grotesque injuries are a direct result of Mustard Gas used in The First World War.
Big Bertha
Big Bertha, the German Howitzer. Weighing in at approximately 43 tons. 1,807 lbs shells, 419 mm, effective range: 7.8 miles. Big Bertha was an intimidating enemy for The Allies.