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From Crossbow to H-Bomb, Revised and Enlarged Edition
Taschenbuch von Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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This is a comprehensive history of weapons from Archimedes' catapult down to MIRV and the ABM, as well as a thoughtful examination of the application of science to warfare and its effects on military strategy.
This is a comprehensive history of weapons from Archimedes' catapult down to MIRV and the ABM, as well as a thoughtful examination of the application of science to warfare and its effects on military strategy.
Über den Autor
Bernard Brodie, Fawn M. Brodie
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1. Antiquity

2. The Middle Ages

3. The Impact of Gunpowder/Early Artillery/Development of the Hand Gun/Naval Power, the Sailing Ship and the Gun/The Rise of the Military Engineer

4. War and Science in the 17th Century/Improvements in the Hand Gun/Artillery Changes, 1600-1700/Seventeenth-Century Science/Seventeenth-Century Fortification/Seventeenth-Century Naval Warfare

5. The 18th Century and Napoleonic Wars/Changes in Weapons and Tactics/The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars/Naval Warefare and Technology/Eighteenth-Century Science

6. The 19th Century/Science, Independent of War, Transforms War/Transformation of Land Warfare/Sea Power is Revolutionized/Late Developments in 19th Century Science

7. World War One, the Use and Non-Use of Science/The Coming of the Airplane/The Submarine Story/The Stalemate on Land

8. World War Two/The Role of the Scientist/The Supremacy of the Airplane/Radar/The Proximity Fuse/Fire-Control Mechanisms/Antisubmarine Measures/Incendiaries and Smoke Screens/The Coming of the Ballistic Missile

9. The Nuclear Revolution/The Warning/The Chain Reaction Problem/The Manhattan Project/Nuclear Developments after World War Two/Strategic Consequences of the Nuclear Revolution

10. Operations and Systems Analysis, the Science of Strategic Choice

11. Recent Weaponry Changes (1962-1972)/The New School of Conventional War Thinking/New Weapons for Non-Nuclear War/New Naval Weaponry/New Strategic Weapons Developments: The MIRV and ABM Systems/The Problem of Mounting Costs

Bibliography

Name and Weapon Index

Details
Empfohlen (von): 22
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Indiana University Press (IPS)
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780253201614
ISBN-10: 0253201616
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Fiorenza, Elizabeth Schussler
Brodie, Fawn McKay
Brodie, Bernard
Auflage: Revised, Enlarg
Hersteller: Indiana University Press
Indiana University Press (IPS)
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 200 x 130 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza (u. a.)
Gewicht: 0,358 kg
Artikel-ID: 129708562
Über den Autor
Bernard Brodie, Fawn M. Brodie
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1. Antiquity

2. The Middle Ages

3. The Impact of Gunpowder/Early Artillery/Development of the Hand Gun/Naval Power, the Sailing Ship and the Gun/The Rise of the Military Engineer

4. War and Science in the 17th Century/Improvements in the Hand Gun/Artillery Changes, 1600-1700/Seventeenth-Century Science/Seventeenth-Century Fortification/Seventeenth-Century Naval Warfare

5. The 18th Century and Napoleonic Wars/Changes in Weapons and Tactics/The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars/Naval Warefare and Technology/Eighteenth-Century Science

6. The 19th Century/Science, Independent of War, Transforms War/Transformation of Land Warfare/Sea Power is Revolutionized/Late Developments in 19th Century Science

7. World War One, the Use and Non-Use of Science/The Coming of the Airplane/The Submarine Story/The Stalemate on Land

8. World War Two/The Role of the Scientist/The Supremacy of the Airplane/Radar/The Proximity Fuse/Fire-Control Mechanisms/Antisubmarine Measures/Incendiaries and Smoke Screens/The Coming of the Ballistic Missile

9. The Nuclear Revolution/The Warning/The Chain Reaction Problem/The Manhattan Project/Nuclear Developments after World War Two/Strategic Consequences of the Nuclear Revolution

10. Operations and Systems Analysis, the Science of Strategic Choice

11. Recent Weaponry Changes (1962-1972)/The New School of Conventional War Thinking/New Weapons for Non-Nuclear War/New Naval Weaponry/New Strategic Weapons Developments: The MIRV and ABM Systems/The Problem of Mounting Costs

Bibliography

Name and Weapon Index

Details
Empfohlen (von): 22
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Indiana University Press (IPS)
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780253201614
ISBN-10: 0253201616
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Fiorenza, Elizabeth Schussler
Brodie, Fawn McKay
Brodie, Bernard
Auflage: Revised, Enlarg
Hersteller: Indiana University Press
Indiana University Press (IPS)
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 200 x 130 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza (u. a.)
Gewicht: 0,358 kg
Artikel-ID: 129708562
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