American Military Technology - The Life Story of a Technology

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.

Table des matières

Introduction
Before Industrialization: Through the Early 19th Century
Transition to the Industrial Age: Mid-19th Century
Military-Technological Revolution: Late 19th Century
The Naval-Technological Revolution and the Rise of Navalism: Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
Catastrophe of Industrial War, 1914-1918
From War to War, 1919-1941
Climax of Mechanization, 1942-1945
Military Research Institutionalized, 1945-1951
Strategic Technologies Ascendant, 1952-1965
The Impact of Vietnam, 1965-1980
A New Era in Warfare? 1980-2000
Selected Readings

A propos de l'auteur

Barton C. Hacker, Margaret Vining

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Barton Hacker, Hacker Barton C., Margaret Vining, Vining Margaret
• Edition: Bloomsbury
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 01.03.2006
• EAN: 9780313333088
• ISBN: 978-0-313-33308-8
• Thème: Greenwood Technographies
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Technique > Autres; USA, Technology, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Military / United States, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, United States of America, USA, History of engineering and technology, History of engineering & technology