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This is a practitioner's account of military equipment and weapons written with the insight of a historian of technology. -- Alex Roland Technology and Culture Mahnken's study helps to reveal our sometimes hidden preconceptions and core beliefs about technology and war. Proceedings This is a useful book and one that is certain to stimulate discussion of its important subject. -- Kenneth P. Werrell The Journal of Military History

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Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Nuclear Revolution, 1945-1960 2. Flexible Response, 1961-1975 3. Technology and the War in Vietnam, 1963-1975 4. Winning the Cold War, 1976-1990 5. The Gulf War and the Post-Cold War Era, 1991-2001 6. The Global War on Terrorism, 2001-2005 7. Technology and the American Way of War Notes Index

Technology and the American Way of War Since 1945

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      Publisher: Columbia University Press
      Publication Date: 24/06/2010
      ISBN13: 9780231123372, 978-0231123372
      ISBN10: 023112337X
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      History of engineering and technology

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      This is a practitioner's account of military equipment and weapons written with the insight of a historian of technology. -- Alex Roland Technology and Culture Mahnken's study helps to reveal our sometimes hidden preconceptions and core beliefs about technology and war. Proceedings This is a useful book and one that is certain to stimulate discussion of its important subject. -- Kenneth P. Werrell The Journal of Military History

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Nuclear Revolution, 1945-1960 2. Flexible Response, 1961-1975 3. Technology and the War in Vietnam, 1963-1975 4. Winning the Cold War, 1976-1990 5. The Gulf War and the Post-Cold War Era, 1991-2001 6. The Global War on Terrorism, 2001-2005 7. Technology and the American Way of War Notes Index

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