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War and Technology

By Jeremy Black

Book information

Publisher
Indiana University Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9780253009890, 9780253009845
LCC
U800 -- .B573 2013eb
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1930210 bytes)
Series
Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology Ser.
Pages
342\0
Time added
2023-08-05 07:41:32
Military weapons - History

Description

In this engaging book, Jeremy Black argues that technology neither acts as an independent variable nor operates without major limitations. This includes its capacity to obtain end results, as technology's impact is far from simple and its pathways are by no means clear. After considering such key conceptual points, Black discusses important technological advances in weaponry and power projection from sailing warships to aircraft carriers, muskets to tanks, balloons to unmanned drones-in each case, taking into account what difference these advances made. He addresses not only firepower but also power projection and technologies of logistics, command, and control. Examining military technologies in their historical context and the present centered on the Revolution in Military Affairs and Military Transformation, Black then forecasts possible future trends.

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