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AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
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On the Law of War and Peace
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Pope Urban II
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Geneva Gas Protocol
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4th Geneva Convention
1949 |
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Midway |
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Events and technological innovations
are presented here which illustrate the evolution of warfare in the west since the middle ages, and how western culture has struggled to cope with humankinds increasing destructive power. Items in red are directly related to the evolution of three-dimensional warfare. |
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V-1
Cruise Missile |
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V-2
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Atomic Bomb |
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Three Dimensinal Warfare |
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Return to The Great Lakes Wolf Pack |
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