clarifies to me a part of WW1 that was always a grey area.
The "Blackadder" take on WW1 Strategy and Tactics has a lot to answer forThat tactics changed, dramatically, passed me by.
Close Air Support?What would you say the most significant improvement was between 1914 and 1917 Muttley?
Something that would match those stated in the programme that occurred in the last 100 days.
I'm not sure what you would accept as the "most significant" as changes were made throughout the period. Trenches and barbed wire were certainly an innovation in the extent of their deployment. The use of artillery evolved throughout the period. Creeping barrages in front of infantry advances. The original "tank" was first deployed in 1916. And of course you should remember that it was a "world" war so there were advances in naval warfare as well, including the first major use of submarines in the First Battle of the Atlantic. WW1 also saw the first battles fought in the air with the development of biplane and monoplane as "fighters", we saw attempted bombing of civilian targets with dirigibles (Zeppelins). As has been said the way the war was fought at the end was entirely different to how it was fought in 1914. It was the first "industrial war" in which the industrial output of the nations involved was as much a factor in victory as martial prowess or expertise.What would you say the most significant improvement was between 1914 and 1917
Tanks?What would you say the most significant improvement was between 1914 and 1917 Muttley?
Something that would match those stated in the programme that occurred in the last 100 days.