crete bunkers would be mowing down soldiers. Artillery fire from kilometres behind the enemy trench would fire huge explosive shells at the advancing soldiers all while the enemy could be firing at you with rifles and trench mortars. If you were able to reach the trench and get past the barbed wire, you would be greeted by soldiers with bayonets, knifes and trench shotguns where bloody hand to hand combat would then take place. As you can see, it was very difficult to make any ground during trench warfare and it wasn’t until 1918 that the stalemate would be broken with the introduction of tanks and armoured vehicles. This brings me to the next technological advancement, the tank. A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat, with heavy firepower, strong armour, tracks and a powerful engine providing good battlefield manoeuvrability. Invented by the British in 1916 but not used commonly until 1918 (the final year of the war). The first tanks were invented with the sole purpose of crossing no man’s land (the area between two opposing trenches). And that is exactly what they did. With their heavy armour and mobility tanks were able to cross no man’s land as they were bulletproof, taking enemy trenches with ease and breaking the stalemate on the western front. This invention was the determining factor for the allied victory during World War one. Tanks have changed the course of warfare not just during World War One but for all of time, warfare will never be the same again thanks to the invention of the tank.

Modern Warfare World War Two

The Second World War was the bloodiest conflict ever. An estimated 70 million civilians and soldiers from the Axis and Allied powers died during the war. World War II is generally said to have begun on 1 September 1939, with the invasion of Poland by Germany prompting France and the United Kingdom to declare war. By 1941 most of Europe had fallen to the Axis powers and the werhmact (German Army) was preparing its invasion of the Soviet Union. The Empire Of Japan had conquered most of Pacific and the United States had entered the war after the bombing of pearl harbour. The war continued on for another 4 years involving the vast majority of the world and ending in 1945 with the invasion of Germany and the dropping of two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Warfare and technology had significantly evolved since the First W