BIOLOGY AT WAR In 1914 Great Britain entered World War I 1914 1918 Within months the British Army recruited thousands of men When military doctors examined the recruits they found that many suffered from poor health and sickness caused by a poor diet The men were not fit enough to march long distances while carrying their packs The doctors used their knowledge of nutrition to feed the recruits well They made the men exercise to improve their physical fitness Two men applying to Within a few months the soldiers were strong join the British Army and fit enough to handle the demands of in World War I are serving on the front line where they often had examined by military doctors in London to march many miles carrying all their gear YOROCI COUNTRY NEED YOU CALL TO ARES
LIFE SCIENCE Members of the US Biology is the branch of science concerned Army Chemical Corps with living things It includes medicine practice evacuating a veterinary care nutrition and mental casualty They wear gas masks gloves health Understanding biology has played and hoods to protect a huge part in warfare It has helped them from a advance an understanding of nutrition chemical attack the science of food It has helped doctors to find better ways to treat those who have been injured Biologists have also used their understanding of germs and disease to develop powerful weapons that are designed to make people sick MEDICAL ADVANCES Warfare has caused huge loss of life However it has also led to great advances in the sciences of biology and medicine These advances include the discovery that germs cause disease and the invention of new methods of food preservation Such innovations have helped military doctors and have also improved world
ANIMALS AT WAR Animals have been used in warfare for thousands of years both to carry or pull loads and for fighting Armies that used animals learned how to keep animals strong and healthy ne of the first animals used in warfare was Uthe horse Over four thousand years ago warriors in Mesopotamia hitched horses to open vehicles called chariots and charged toward the enemy One warrior used reins to steer the horses while others used bows to fire arrows from the platform at the back of the vehicle An Assyrian king drives a chariot into battle The open platform allowed up to four warriors to ride
SCIENCE FILE MOUNTED WARFARE From around the eighth century CE mounted warriors called knights dominated battlefields in Europe Knights wore heavy armor so their warhorses had to be very strong Squires traveled with the knights to look after the horses and make sure they were given enough food It was also essential for horses to be shoed to protect their feet In the thirteenth century the Mongols of central Asia built an empire using mounted archers to defeat enemy armies Mongolian horses were stocky and had great stamina The archers could advance deep into enemy territory ooooo FILE Hannibal's Elephants Elephants have a long history in warfare Indian armies used elephants as early as the fourth century BCE Hannibal was a military leader from the ancient North African city of Carthage on the Mediterranean Sea When Carthage fought the ancient Romans Hannibal led an army accompanied by elephants across the Alps mountains into Italy He used the elephants in battle to defeat the Romans 218 201 BCE nooooºooºoooooo This painting shows Hannibal riding on an elephant In battle elephants were used to charge at enemy soldiers sending them
