WW 1 on the Western Front: Failure to develop and adapt new tactics with new technologies led to massive loss of life

Name:
Professor:
Title:
Date:
WW 1 on the Western Front: Failure to Develop and Adapt New Tactics with New Technologies Led to Massive Loss of Life
Background of the Study
World War I, which took place in the Western Front, indicates a war that was senseless where the infantry ran and got murdered by artilleries and machine guns. The reason behind such huge losses of lives was the fact that there was minimal organization and leadership on the part of the British and French forces. During this period there were minimal innovations made and used by the forces. This made it easy for most of them to be slaughtered while fighting against forces that had enough tact and technology in their disposal. German forces had a hint of the new technologies, as they were early written down by a commander whose name was Balck Wilhelm. Wilhelm purported that bullets were essential as they did write new tactics when events of war were involved. Through the use of Wilhelm and other commanders the German commanders were able to provide a strong defense against their opponents (Atenstaed 635).
The Germans retreated the war became one of taking position rather than that of movement and maneuver. The aliens desired to penetrate their enemies together with the Germans. Penetration became hard because of the introduction of new weapons and the renovation of those old ones to ensure a strong battle. This was the time when the airplane, the poison gas and the tank were introduced. Such techn…