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2. I think a lot of that had to do with the nature of warfare in those days.

Thu Jul 26, 2012, 06:25 PM

Jul 2012

Large formations, need for room to maneuver, etc.

Siege warfare, practiced since ancient times, didn't normally spare civilian populations.

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I think a lot of that had to do with the nature of warfare in those days. Adsos Letter Jul 2012 #2

WWI was mostly fought out in the open. Afterward dimbear Jul 2012 #3

WWI was fought in the open because WWI generally *made* things open Posteritatis Jul 2012 #5

the vast majority LIVED in the country back in the day. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #4