Patrick Coffey (Visiting Scholar in the Office for History of Scien

American Arsenal

A Century of Waging War

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

American Arsenal examines the United States' transformation from isolationist state to military superpower by means of sixteen vignettes, each focusing upon an inventor and his contribution to the cause.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 160mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 568g
• ISBN-13: 9780199959747
• ISBN-10: 0199959749
• Artikelnr.: 38031990

Autorenporträt

Patrick Coffey is a Visiting Scholar in the Office for History of Science and Technology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of Cathedrals of Science.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Edison at War
Gassing the Senator
Mitchell's War in Three Dimensions
The Bombsight
Precision Bombing Tested
Napalm
The Switch
The Atomic Bomb
The Weapon Not Used
The Hydrogen Bomb
Missiles
Destructive Strategies
Vietnam-the Limits of Analytical Thinking
Star Wars
Smart Bombs and Drones
Epilogue