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The First World War in Palestine TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS IN THE NEGEV AND SINAI CAMPAIGN Midreshet Sde-Boker , October 2004 With the conquest of the Land of Israel by the British Armies came the end of 400 years of Ottoman rule . The Land came under Western European rule , which brought with it a new kind of government , advanced knowledge , advanced scientific and technological achievements that were utilized on the battlefield and later , in the civilian sphere too . True , a substantial part of the army and its equipment was still pulled by animals , but they were gradually replaced by the steam / gasoline / electric engines that were part of the Western armies' fi ghting power . The airplane was also added ; it became an important factor in battle , while the traditional means of transportation was replaced by trains and trucks- To the traditional weapons , the rifle , saber and horse were added vehicles , machine guns , cannons and tanks . Unconventional means of war , too , lik...
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