Reflections of war: changes in tactics and technology in the diaries and memoirs of Canadian soldiers 1916-1918

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dc.contributor.authorRandall, Mark
dc.contributor.supervisorZimmerman, David
dc.date.accessioned2008-04-29T19:59:51Z
dc.date.available2008-04-29T19:59:51Z
dc.date.copyright2008en_US
dc.date.issued2008-04-29T19:59:51Z
dc.degree.departmentDept. of Historyen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Great War was in many ways a conflict defined by technology. The rapid advancements in technology over the decades leading up to 1914 coupled with the outdated tactics employed by all sides created the stalemate of Trench Warfare. Improvements to the existing technology, the addition of new technology, as well as an evolution in tactics led to the breakout, and eventual Allied victory, of 1918. These changes in tactics and technology significantly affected the lives of frontline soldiers. This thesis asks if the tactical and technological changes, in the final two years of the war, were reflected in diaries and memoirs of Canadian soldiers serving at the front. The diaries and memoirs of the soldiers do reflect many of the changes found in the secondary sources. Surprisingly, however, the primary sources often provide more detail about how these weapons were employed by the Germans. Unless the soldier in question was directly involved in their use, or was witnessing a spectacular event, accounts of Canadian artillery, machine gun and poison gas use are often short and lacking in detail.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/915
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectWaren_US
dc.subjectTacticsen_US
dc.subjectTechnologyen_US
dc.subjectCanadian Soldiersen_US
dc.subject1916-1918en_US
dc.subjectArtilleryen_US
dc.subjectGasen_US
dc.subjectMachine gunsen_US
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::History::Canada--Historyen_US
dc.titleReflections of war: changes in tactics and technology in the diaries and memoirs of Canadian soldiers 1916-1918en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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