That is why I think that at least one other important factor is the kind of weapons used. In WWI bombs were used and it was a matter of bad luck rather than skill and courage that got a soldier killed or wounded. Another reason probably is the noise of the bombs and the shooting. Arrows and swords are way more silent, soldiers shouted themselves (or used drums, etc) into adrenaline and to place fear into the enemy soldiers 2000 years ago. But only for the time of the attack. In WWI the soldiers had to endure constant noise and constant anonymous threat of life - quite different from how war had been before modern machines.
It was standard procedure to kill the children of the enemy for most wars or tribal fights. If it is an instinct not to then at least it seems to be an instinct easily overcome.
It was standard procedure to kill the children of the enemy for most wars or tribal fights. If it is an instinct not to then at least it seems to be an instinct easily overcome.
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