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German ammunition train wrecked by artillery fire, c. 1918. Rail transport was a dominant form of technology during World War I. Through railways, men and materiel could be moved to the front at an unprecedented rate, but they were very vulnerable at the front itself. Thus, advancing armies could only move forward at the pace that they could build or rebuild a railway, such as in the British advance across Sinai.Photo credit: Schutz Group Photographers