Warfare by type

Chemical Warfare: An “Unconvential” threat Throughout the history of war, techniques and use of weapons in warfare have been improved over the years. Although some weapons and certain techniques are entirely new, the use of certain weapons such as Chemical Warfare have been around since WW1. Many have thought of Chemical Weapons as being too dangerous while others think it is necessary and essential to modern warfare. What threats does Chemical warfare pose to soldiers and civilians around the…

be just as destructive as nuclear weapons. Biological warfare is the use of any organism to harm or kill any population or area. Chemical warfare is the use of any chemical produced by organism to harm people. These weapon could be explained as high risk, no reward. The creation and use of chemical and biological weapons should be banned due to the fact that they are hard to trace and are uncontrollable.With the advances of science these types of weapons are more available and are easier to…

aristocratic privilege and monarchical tyranny that prevailed in the 18th century, but in the years to come, others engaged in warfare would acknowledge that the Revolution’s implications extended these aims. While historians disagree on how to interpret the long-term success of the French Revolution, it is indisputable that this war greatly influenced the nature of warfare by initiating the movement towards the totality of war. The French Revolution transformed the way in which modern and…

Did you know that about 200,000 people died in trenches during WW1? According to Britannica, trench warfare is, "Warfare in which opposing armed forces attack, counterattack, and defend from relatively permanent systems of trenches dug into the ground." Trenches are long dug-out ditches in the ground used to protect soldiers from new weaponry. The Carlisle Army website informs, "On the Western Front, Germany, Austria, and Hungary faced down the Allies, France and Britain over barbed-wired…

United States Chemical Corps begins its lineage in World War I. During this conflict, trench warfare was the primary means of gaining ground and remaining protected on the war front. In order to combat the long and tiring battles of trench warfare, axis powers began using chemical weapons to draw allied forces out of the trenches or to kill them with the effects of the chemicals themselves. After these types of attacks became more relevant within World War I, the U.S. developed the Gas…

both warring parties would execute their plan of domination on one another. These advances made warfare a lot bloodier and battles drag on for longer as both sides were forced into a stalemate. One of the most important technological development of the war was the artillery…

China’s Development of Warfare At times of war, nations may rely on certain individuals to strategize and produce the best outcome for their nation. Within China there are two important figures whom provided great strategies and optimized China’s warfare tactics. Sun Tzu, one of China’s key icons in regards to military tactics, has provided great knowledge on the ways of warfare during the era of approximately 400 BC. He focuses on aspects regarding the enemy’s psychology and as well the…

marching into the raft of rifles, and machine guns and often murder. People know this approach as trench warfare. World War I was a war that used trenches and one of the first ones to do so Authorities got the idea of the trenches from the Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire war (1904-05). ¨People thought trench warfare as an smart tactic vs enemy advancement¨.Thanks to People's views on trench warfare it ended up proving everyone right, during World War…

Trench Warfare WW1 was a brutal war between two sides; Germany, and Austria and the other side being France and Britain but other countries such as Australia and Canada soon joined the fight. Starting in 1914 and finishing in 1918 the First World War was long and unforgiving. This war was the first to employ the use of modern weapons and technologies such as gas, trenches and guns. These new technologies also lead to a new type of warfare. Trench warfare is a form of land warfare using occupied…

dangerous. Living conditions were tough, and knowing that any minute could be your last, defiantly made an effect on the soldier’s mental state, causing them to be left with “Shell Shock”. In this essay I will explain how the trenches were used in warfare, the impact it made on the soldiers physical and mental health, the harsh conditions these trenches implied to these soldiers life and attitudes towards the trenches. Trenches were long, narrow ditches dug into the ground where soldiers lived…