War X - Human Extensions in Battlespace

Informationen zum Autor Tim Blackmore is an associate professor in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at the University of Western Ontario. Klappentext War X is an explosive introduction to the discussion of modern warfare and a timely consideration of industrial warfare. It is also a deliberation on the startling world of new weapon development, and the indescribable future of war that beckons. Zusammenfassung War X is an explosive introduction to the discussion of modern warfare and a timely consideration of industrial warfare. It is also a deliberation on the startling world of new weapon development! and the indescribable future of war that beckons. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Why X 1. Crawling Flesh: The Infant Comes to Battle 2. Breathing Metal: Armour Suited for War 3. Heavy Tread: On Track for Battle 4. Rotor Hearts: The Helicopter as War's Pacemaker 5. Dead Slow: Loitering in Battlespace 6. Wastage: War after War

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Tim Blackmore
• Edition: University of Toronto Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 12.11.2011
• EAN: 9781442613881
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-1388-1
• Pages: 258
• Thème: Digital Futures
• Catégories: Livres de conseils > Véhicules, avions, bateaux, conquête spatiale > Véhicules, avions et bateaux militaires; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Technique > Autres; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences sociales en général