Tactics – Episode 16: WWI

The First World War shattered the old rules of battle.

Technology outpaced tradition—and millions paid the price.

Machine guns, artillery, and industrial warfare turned open fields into death traps.
Commanders clung to outdated strategies while men were slaughtered by the thousands.
WWI wasn’t just the end of an era—it was the brutal beginning of modern war.

The lessons were written in blood. And they were ignored almost as fast as they were learned.