The war ushered in a new era of warfare from "summary" of The Pity Of War by Niall Ferguson
The Great War signalled a seismic shift in the nature of warfare. Gone were the days of traditional battles fought on open fields between armies in brightly colored uniforms. Instead, the conflict gave birth to a new era of industrialized warfare, where technology and mass mobilization played a central role. The war saw the widespread use of machine guns, tanks, airplanes, and chemical weapons, all of which transformed the battlefield into a deadly and chaotic environment. These new weapons of war brought unprecedented levels of destruction and carnage, leaving behind a trail of devastation and death on an unimaginable scale. Moreover, the Great War witnessed the mobilization of entire societ...
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