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There is one crucial fact to understanding warfare in World War One that is often overlooked - it was the first war in which armies were so huge, communication by messengers was impractical; it was also the last war fought before the invention of reliable, mobile, wireless radio. This meant battlefield communication was incredibly difficult, between commanders and the frontline, and between units, artillery, and aircraft. It was a technological gap that armies tried to fill in many ways… Follow