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American Military Technology: The Life Story of a Technology de Barton C. Hacker

American Military Technology: The Life Story of a Technology: Greenwood Technographies

Autor Barton C. Hacker, Margaret Vining
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 mar 2006 – vârsta până la 17 ani
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.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780313333088
ISBN-10: 0313333084
Pagini: 232
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.49 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Greenwood
Seria Greenwood Technographies

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

Barton C. Hacker is curator of Military History at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. He is a recipient of the Leonardo da Vinci Medal of the Society for the History of Technology and of several writing prizes. He has curated major exhibits on Submarines in the Cold War and West Point in the Making of America. His publications include books on the history of Project Gemini, radiation safety in nuclear weapons testing, and world military institutions, as well as many articles and book reviews on a wide range of topics in the history of military technology.Margaret Vining is Curatorial Specialist in Military History at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. She is also Secretary-General of the U.S. Commission on Military History. She has curated or co-curated major exhibits on the G.I. in World War II, Submarines in the Cold War, and West Point in the Making of America, as well as smaller exhibits on the G.I. Bill, the buffalo soldiers in the West, and navy women in World War I. Her publications include a book on West Point plus articles and reviews on military uniforms and women's military history.

Cuprins

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

Recenzii

Follows a straightforward chronological timeline (indeed, the book includes an actual timeline in its front matter), with the exception of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, where military and naval developments are covered in parallel chapters. The chapters for each era, in turn, are organized thematically.. a useful overview of the subject, and the select bibliography suggests further readings over a wide range of accessibility.
[P]rovides solid historical underpinnings for more advanced discussions about, and research into, these and similar subjects.
Aimed at students and general readers, this volume surveys the development of American military technology from the early 19th century through the end of the 20th century. The technological innovations described are also placed in the larger context of American social, political, and economic development. Supplementary materials include a timeline and a glossary of terms. Hacker is curator of military history at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.