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Author Jensen, Robert Geoffrey

Title War in the Age of Technology : Myriad Faces of Modern Armed Conflict
Published New York : NYU Press, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (407 pages)
Series World of war series
World of war series
Contents Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Meaning of War in a Technological Age; part i: Technology and the Military: On and Offthe Battlefield; 1. Infantry Armament and the Perception of TacticalNeed, 1789-1918; 2. Technology, Industry, and War, 1945-1991; 3. The Impact of Communications and the Media onthe Art of War since 1815; part ii: The Myriad Faces of Total War; 4. The Morale of the British Army on the Western Front,1914-18: A Case Study in the Importance of the"Human Factor" in Twentieth-Century Total War; 5. Not All Beer and Skittles? Everyday Life and Leisureon the Western Front
6. The Indian Corps on the Western Front:A Reconsideration7. The Somme in British History; 8. The Elusive Victory: The BEF and the OperationalLevel of War, September 1918; 9. Scientists at War: The Development of Radar andJet Propulsion in Britain; 10. War and Black Memory: World War II and the Originsof the Civil Rights Movement; part iii: The Nuclear Age: Myriad Faces of Limited War; 11. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Legacy of War; 12. Iraq: A Third-World Superpower?; 13. Russia and Warfare in the Postindustrial Age; contributors; index
Summary Technology of one kind or another has always been a central ingredient in war. The Spartan king Archidamus, for instance, reacted with alarm when first witnessing a weapon that could shoot darts through the air. And yet during the past two centuries technology has played an unprecedented role in military affairs and thinking, and in the overall conduct of war. In addition, the impact of new technology on warfare has brought major social and cultural changes. This volume explores the relationship between war, technology, and modern society over the course of the last several centuries. The two
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Subject Technology -- History -- 20th century
Technology -- History -- 19th century
Technology -- History -- 18th century
Military art and science -- History -- 20th century
Military art and science -- History -- 19th century
Military art and science -- History -- 18th century
War.
Armed Conflicts
HISTORY / Military / General.
Military art and science
Technology
War
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Wiest, Andrew
ISBN 9780814743867
0814743862