The mechanisation of war changed the very nature of war. In the first world war, row upon row upon row of men got off of landing boats, to be mowed down, row after row, by machine gun fire. It's not comparable to hundreds of soldiers going in to armed combat.
In earlier times, having a calvary was a strategic, forceful asset. It was, right up until mechanised warfare. Suddenly, there was no utility to a calvary.
It's impossible to talk about the human consequences of war without understanding how very different war was to a Roman soldier vs an American in Vietnam, or today's asymmetric battlefield.
In earlier times, having a calvary was a strategic, forceful asset. It was, right up until mechanised warfare. Suddenly, there was no utility to a calvary.
It's impossible to talk about the human consequences of war without understanding how very different war was to a Roman soldier vs an American in Vietnam, or today's asymmetric battlefield.