HIST 1088 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Central Powers, General Treaty, T. E. Lawrence
Document Summary
The schliefen plan and the invasion of belgium invasion is resisted. The early days of movement early stages of the war were in uenced by movement, extremely high casualties war that settles down in the western front trench warfare. Over the top on the western front trench warfare involves techniques and styles of combat typical in european wars throughout. Emp seige warfare napoleonic wars with their decisive battles and swift movements and changes battles are rare, sieges, snipers, mines same thing happened in the 16th century present in distant precedence. Machine guns and infantry charges stalemate is pushed by machinery of war barbed wire, essential in cattle ranching, becomes anti-infantry weapon machine gun. French empire in wwi french imperial war france su ered casualties much greater than britain, mobilized fewer people frances reliance on manpower reserves from its empire in africa. German cameroon falls after 2 years of con ict with colonial troops in nigeria german southwest africa.
