Explain the role played by the Napoleonic War and the Industrial Revolution on the conduct of operations during the first half of the twentieth century. Use evidence to support your arguments.Explain the role played by the Napoleonic War and the Industrial Revolution on the conduct of operations during the first half of the twentieth century. Use evidence to support your arguments.
You will need to consider large concepts, such as Napoleonic warfare, the Industrial Revolution and Total War. These are immediately present in the question posed, but there may be others. What do these concepts mean? Ho
w do they relate to each other? (The three concepts mentioned here were discussed in weeks 11, 12 and 13.)
· Identify some of the theorists that influenced the discourse on warfare and warfighting in the build up to 1914. Are there important individuals who pronounced on the theory of warfare during the nineteenth century? Did they have a significant influence on the shape of twentieth century warfare?