American Military Technology: The Life Story of a Technology
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (857 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801887720 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Commission on Military History. in World War II, submarines in the Cold War, and West Point in the making of America. She is also secretary-general of the U.S. . He has received the Leonardo da Vinci Medal of the Society for the History of Technology and several writing prizes. Margaret Vining is the curatorial specialist in military history at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Barton C. He has curated major military and naval exhi
J. P. said Great book.. I used this book for reference in my final paper for the History of Technology in the Military. Great information.
(Journal of Military History)The broad coverage and integrative approach of this survey, combined with its attractive packaging and price, will make it a useful text for introductory courses in U.S. Angevine Journal of Military History)Definitely offers worthwhile reading for a broader perspective on military procurement, operations, and thinking. An attractive primer that should prove useful to readers looking for a straightforward and jargon-free introduction to the complex relationship existing between the American military and its tools (and toolmakers) of war. (Col. military history and the history of technology. (Robert G. Brett Morris Air Power History)
The growth of American engineering and science has affected military technology, organization, and practice from the colonial era to the present dayeven as military concerns have influenced, and often funded, domestic engineering programs and scientific development. American Military Technology traces the interplay of technology and science with the armed forces of the United States in terms of what Hacker and Vining view as epochs: 1840–1865, the introduction of modern small arms, steam power, and technology, science, and medicine; 1900–1914, the naval arms race, torpedoes and submarines, and the signal corps and the