Fear of flying: the fiction of war 1886-1916.

From: History Today | Date: June 1, 1993| Author: Paris, Michael | Copyright information

Throughout Europe, the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War generated considerable apprehension about the changing nature of warfare. The ease with which Prussia defeated France was attributed as much to the new technology of war as it was to superior training and motivation. Railways, sophisticated rifles and new forms of artillery were all deemed to have played a major part in the Prussian victory. During the next decades, those Europeans concerned about the developing nature of ...

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