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What made the Great War so deadly?
Link: http://www.virdea.net/french/infantry-tactics.html
This article tries to explain some of why the Great War was so deadly. While some horrors like poison gas were relatively new, the main cause of death on the battlefield was the same explosive and bullets as had been in use since 1650, only new technology had rapidly made them more deadly.
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