Weapons That Changed the Way War is Fought

Humanity fought its earliest wars using fists, clubs, and rocks. At some unknown point in time, a forward-thinking adversary learned to propel rocks towards the enemy through the use of a sling. Later improvements in military efficiency included edged weapons, and the use of spears, flung with the force of a strong arm. Smaller spear-like projectiles used the flexibility of yew wood and the strength of leather to be launched towards their target. Each advance, as it were, allowed attacks upon the enemy from a greater distance, rather than assault and hand-to-hand combat... Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Biographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ/ Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw/ MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg TodayIFoundOut: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://ift.tt/2EJ18Cm Text version: https://ift.tt/2YeWqqu →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 Find more lists at http://www.toptenz.net Source/Further reading: https://ift.tt/3qQNaoB https://ift.tt/2YfzqaC https://ift.tt/3cawW5y https://ift.tt/3qIc89I https://ift.tt/2MmJhJ4 https://ift.tt/2NAVnis https://ift.tt/3pjjcJo https://ift.tt/3mIyMx7 https://ift.tt/3iL7u7V https://ift.tt/3oew0iT https://ift.tt/2Yee79C https://ift.tt/3a0YnMx https://ift.tt/3a1qmvt https://ift.tt/3pgg3KE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Iu_xVKdxbo&ab_channel=BritishPath%C3%A9 https://ift.tt/2ModSWy https://ift.tt/3c8PiE4 https://ift.tt/3onzRdS https://ift.tt/3ofmzQn https://ift.tt/3ohF7iM https://ift.tt/3nl59Tb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PoiM70uDsg&ab_channel=Micropoint_TVTwitch https://ift.tt/2M0stHW https://ift.tt/3ofYd9f https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNO84yh2ZxY&ab_channel=jaglavaksoldier https://ift.tt/3a1qqvd https://ift.tt/3iHXFrA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyu19qNPerc&ab_channel=CBSThisMorning https://ift.tt/1TeRnhK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxwJpLIOUl8&ab_channel=BritishMovietone https://ift.tt/2Nw3OeN https://ift.tt/3a6n4ak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPu_RL7Ncao&ab_channel=RT https://ift.tt/3ocuEVT https://ift.tt/2YcvDei https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVjYBEADHUc&ab_channel=CNN https://ift.tt/2Yalpv1 https://ift.tt/2MpPqEd https://ift.tt/3sY8MRJ