War in the Age of Technology
Myriad Faces of Modern Armed Conflict
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 world wars, total conflicts in which industrial te…
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Weitere Autoren: Wiest, Andrew (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-8147-4330-0
- EAN: 9780814743300
- Produktnummer: 21432845
- Verlag: Princeton University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'424 KB
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