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American Military Technology: The Life Story of a Technology de Barton C. Hacker

American Military Technology: The Life Story of a Technology: Greenwood Technographies

Autor Barton C. Hacker, Margaret Vining
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 mar 2006
War is part of American history. This book examines how military technology both molded and reflected interactions between American military institutions and other American institutions. The growth of engineering and science has reshaped military technology, organization, and practice from the Colonial era to the present day. At the same time, military concerns influenced, and and sometimes channeled, American engineering and scientific development.

American Military Technology chronicles the interactions of technology and science with America's armed forces from colonial times to the end of the 20th century. Each period of the nation's history brought new and influential changes to the interaction of the military and technology.

The book is an excellent springboard for understanding the complex relationship of science, technology, and war in American history.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780313333088
ISBN-10: 0313333084
Pagini: 232
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.49 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Greenwood
Seria Greenwood Technographies

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

Introduction
Before Industrialization: Through the Early 19th Century
Transition to the Industrial Age: Mid-19th Century
Military-Technological Revolution: Late 19th Century
The Naval-Technological Revolution and the Rise of Navalism: Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
Catastrophe of Industrial War, 1914-1918
From War to War, 1919-1941
Climax of Mechanization, 1942-1945
Military Research Institutionalized, 1945-1951
Strategic Technologies Ascendant, 1952-1965
The Impact of Vietnam, 1965-1980
A New Era in Warfare? 1980-2000
Selected Readings

Recenzii

Follows a straightforward chronological timeline (indeed, the book includes an actual timeline in its front matter), with the exception of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, where military and naval developments are covered in parallel chapters. The chapters for each era, in turn, are organized thematically.. a useful overview of the subject, and the select bibliography suggests further readings over a wide range of accessibility.
[P]rovides solid historical underpinnings for more advanced discussions about, and research into, these and similar subjects.
Aimed at students and general readers, this volume surveys the development of American military technology from the early 19th century through the end of the 20th century. The technological innovations described are also placed in the larger context of American social, political, and economic development. Supplementary materials include a timeline and a glossary of terms. Hacker is curator of military history at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.