Technology and War: From 2000 B.C. to the PresentSimon and Schuster, 11 mei 2010 - 352 pagina's In this impressive work, van Creveld considers man's use of technology over the past 4,000 years and its impact on military organization, weaponary, logistics, intelligence, communications, transportation, and command. This revised paperback edition has been updated to include an account of the range of technology in the recent Gulf War. |
Inhoudsopgave
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Siege Warfare | 19 |
The Infrastructure of | 111 |
Command of the | 125 |
The Rise of Professionalism | 137 |
Mobilization Warfare | 153 |
Land Warfare | 167 |
Command of the Air | 183 |
Computerized War | 235 |
Nuclear War | 251 |
Integrated War | 265 |
MakeBelieve War | 285 |
Real War | 297 |
The Logic of Technology and of War | 311 |
Bibliographical Essay | 321 |
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Technology and War: From 2000 B.C. to the Present Martin Van Creveld Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 1991 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
aircraft Allies American Civil War armed forces armies armored artillery attack battle battlefield battleships became bombers bombs British cannon capable carried cavalry Clausewitz combat command computers conflict consisted coordination countries craft cruise missiles defense devices early effect electronic ELINT employed enemy engines entire equipment fact factors field fighting fire fortifications French German guerrilla warfare guns hand hardware important infantry integrated invention J. F. C. Fuller land limited logistic Luftwaffe machines means medieval ment military technology missiles mobility modern naval warfare nineteenth century nuclear weapons operations optical telegraphs organization period political possible precisely present problems question radar railways range result role Roman sailing ships side siege warfare sometimes speed strategy submarines successful tactical tanks targets technical technological superiority telegraph tended terrorists tion took total war transport troops turn vehicles vessels victory warships World World War II
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Pagina 1 - one very simple premise which serves as starting point, argument and raison d'etre rolled into one. It is that war is completely permeated by technology and governed by it.
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