Driving Forces of Military Innovation (original) (raw)

2018

Abstract

Whereas scientific research was and is a significant driver of innovation in the development of the Australian Army uniform, other equally important factors have also contributed to its innovation. These include: the influences and characteristics of the locations where Australians fought in battle; changes in combat methods (this chapter focuses on chemical warfare); and comments and complaints from the soldiers themselves. War locations are directly linked to climatological influences and this had led to significant uniform changes. The need for dry and clean clothing and socks was the driving force for the construction of bath and laundry buildings on the Western Front. The introduction of gas during the First World War brought about the supply and further development of gas masks and other protective equipment and clothing. Chemical warfare had made its entrance on the battlefields and today is one of the important factors in the development of protective military clothing. The ...

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