Alex Roland

War and Technology

A Very Short Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

A compact history of 300,000 years of military technology. Shows that technology is the primary driver of changes in warfare, and reveals the modern trend toward dual-use technologies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 172mm x 111mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 119g
• ISBN-13: 9780190605384
• ISBN-10: 0190605383
• Artikelnr.: 45256116

Autorenporträt

Alex Roland is Professor of History Emeritus at Duke University. He has written several books on military history and the history of technology, including Strategic Computing: DARPA and the Quest for Machine Intelligence, 1983-1993 and The Way of the Ship: America's Maritime History Reenvisioned, 1600-2000.

Inhaltsangabe

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2: LAND WARFARE
CHAPTER 3: NAVAL, AIR, SPACE, AND MODERN WARFARE
CHAPTER 4: TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
CONCLUSION
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
FURTHER READING
INDEX