Military technology has always shaped and defined how wars were fought. The First World War, however, saw a breadth and scale of technological innovation of unprecedented impact. It was the first modern mechanized industrial war in which material resources and manufacturing capability were as consequential as the skill of the troops on the battlefield. Show Heavy artillery, machine guns, tanks, motorized transport vehicles, high explosives, chemical weapons, airplanes, field radios and telephones, aerial reconnaissance cameras, and rapidly advancing medical technology and science were just a few of the areas that reshaped twentieth century warfare. The AEF artists documented the new military technology as thoroughly as every other aspect of the war. After three years on the sidelines, the United States lagged far behind the latest technology and faced a monumental task equipping hundreds of thousands of new soldiers. U.S. industry was just beginning to gear up for this challenge when the AEF arrived in France. American troops frequently used European produced equipment, as is evident in much of the AEF artwork.
 Harlequin Freighters by J. André Smith, Watercolor and charcoal, July 1918 Harlequin Freighters
Two Six-Ton Tanks Climbing a Hill by Harry Everett Townsend, Watercolor and pastel on paper, 1918 Two Six-Ton Tanks Climbing a
Hill
Left by the Hun, 152 mm Mortar by Harry Everett Townsend, Charcoal on card, 1918 Left by the Hun, 152 mm Mortar
American Artillery and Machine Guns by George Matthews Harding, Charcoal and crayon on paper, July 24, 1918 American Artillery and Machine Guns
Gas Alert by Harry Everett Townsend, charcoal on paper, 1918 Gas Alert
Soldiers of the Telephone by Harry Everett Townsend, Charcoal on paper, 1918 Soldiers of the Telephone
The Flying Field, Issoudun by Ernest Clifford Peixotto, charcoal on board, August 1918 The Flying Field, Issoudun
Forced Landing Near Neufchateau by Harry Everett Townsend | Charcoal on paper, 1918 Forced Landing Near
Neufchateau
Lame Ducks, Issoudun by J. André Smith, pencil on paper, 1918 Lame
Ducks, Issoudun
Valley of the Marne at Mont St. Père by George Harding Matthews, charcoal, pastel, and sanguine on paper, July 26, 1918 Valley of the Marne at Mont St. Père
The Alert Nieuports by Harry Everett Townsend, charcoal on paper, 1918 The Alert Nieuports
94th Aero Squadron “Hat-in-the-Ring” Insignia 94th Aero Squadron “Hat-in-the-Ring” InsigniaAmerica’s first combat squadron was the 94th. Its famous “Hat-in-the Ring” insignia reflected the phrase used in April 1917 when the United States entered the war and was said to have now “thrown its hat in the ring.” This example came from the aircraft of Harvey Weir Cook, who shot down 3 enemy aircraft and four observation balloons. The victories are represented with iron crosses inside the brim of the hat. Gift of Donald Sieurin and D. Peter Sieurin The AEF WWI war art collection currently is held by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, Division of Armed Forces History, from which the artworks in this exhibition are on loan. Related TopicsMilitary aviationArt World War I Twitter Comments? Contact Us You may also like The Battlefield April 06, 2017Which two examples of modern technology has the greatest impact on the course of World war 1?The chief developments of the intervening period had been the machine gun and the rapid-fire field artillery gun.
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