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Critically examine: “There are many ways in which the war of 1914-18 was unprecedented, and in human history, entirely novel.”

  • UPSC 2019
  • World Wars

The First World War (1914-18) broke decisively from prior military experience in its technology, scale, and the nature of combat itself.

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  • The Deadlock of Trench Warfare
  • Novel and Mechanised Weaponry
  • Unprecedented Scale of Casualties and Destruction
  • Genuinely Global and Industrial in Scope
  • How Far Was It "Entirely" Novel? A Critical Note

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