American Military Technology: The Life Story of a Technology (Greenwood Technographies) - Hardcover

Hacker, Barton; Vining, Margaret

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313333084 ISBN 13: 9780313333088

Verlag: Greenwood, 2006

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Book by Hacker Barton C Vining Margaret

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"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." - SciTech Book News "[P]rovides solid historical underpinnings for more advanced discussions about, and research into, these and similar subjects." - The Journal of Military History "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." - H-War "American Military Technology is one in a series, each volume devoted to a specific technology and its influence on society. This book is concise at 203 pages, but not lacking in detail. A well-thought-out feature is the many sidebars describing the lives of individuals who created and fostered specific military technologies from the 1700s to the present....A lesson this book builds by its sheer presentation of facts and information is that technological domination of a battlefield will not bring victory. As John Boyd (1927-97) determined, people are the key to victory and it is their ability to use technology correctly that brings success. But more so it is their ability to observe, orient, decide, and act (OODA) that allows technology to work. Recommended. All levels." -

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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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• Verlag: Greenwood
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0313333084
• ISBN 13: 9780313333088
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 232