The Armys Then and Now

I often wonder how history would be different if there were modern training methods for ancient soldiers. What if Alexander's troops had Gatorade while going across the desert where he lost about half of his men.

Think of the great General Napoleon tramping across Europe to Russia. If he would have had an Energy Drink for his army, marching back in the dead of winter would not of been such a bad thing.

The same goes for Stalingrad. If the German forces had some MRE (meal ready to eat) or some sort of protein bar they could have held out much longer. All they would have needed would have been one solid plane drop and the troops would have been able to eat. The sixth army may have been to hold out at Stalingrad and drag the war out a little longer.