Gunpowder, Iron, and Blood:How War and Technological Advancement Shaped Modern Europe
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Firearms
The new face of the European warrior. The mighty Noble, armoured and mounted, would no longer dominate the battlefields of Europe. Now the rifleman would take his place in history. Seen here is an artists rendering of a rifleman. -
Engines
Steam engines, and later combustion engines, would forever change the way wars were fought. As well, providing the means in which to mass produce arms. Seen here is the orginal patent of James Watts steam engine. -
Iron
A foundry using the "Puddling Iron" method to create the much stronger wrought iron. Iron was a major material used in the construction of most military weapons and armor. -
Artillery
The ability to destroy your enemy from a distance grew ever increasingly important from the first uses of cannons in the Medieval period. Seen here is a British artillery squad prepping a cannon to fire. -
Atom Bomb
Seen here is a letter from famous physicist Albert Einstein adressed to the American President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The letter argues the need for the United-States to pursue their own nuclear program in response to the Germans. -
Communications technology
Seen here is a Nazi ant-semitic propaganda poster. The caption: “The Jew: The inciter of war, the prolonger of war.” It was a popular tactic by many regimes to dehumanize whoever they considered an enemy through the use of communications technology and propaganda.
