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Men, Machines, and War
- Conferences
- Military History Symposium (Canada) (11th : 1984 : Royal Military College of Canada)
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- Summary
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Using examples from the last two centuries, this collection of essays discusses the close links between technology and war. In the opening essay, distinguished historian William H. McNeill demonstr...
Using examples from the last two centuries, this collection of essays discusses the close links between technology and war. In the opening essay, distinguished historian William H. McNeill demonstrates the extent to which military technology has often led to differentiations among people, both within and between societies. The other studies examine various aspects of weapons technology, drawing on the history of the armed forces of Britain, Prussia, and Australia, among others. Some of these illustrate how the adoption of new weaponry frequently depended as much on national pride and party
Details
- Creator
- editors, Ronald Haycock, Keith Neilson
- Included Title
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- Men, machines, and war
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1988
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (240 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9780889207875, 0889207879, 1554584833, 088920957X
- OCLC
- ocn753479507, ocn243584115
- Essays presented at the Eleventh Military History Symposium held at the Royal Military College of Canada on March 22-23, 1984.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Preface; Contributors; Men, Machines, and War; Technology and Tactics in the British Army, 1866-1900; Observations on the Dialectics of British Tactics, 1904-45; The Royal Navy and Technological Change, 1815-1945; The Influence of Technology on Airpower, 1919-45; Prussia, Technology and War: Artillery from 1815 to 1914; Technology, Society, and International Security Since 1945; Creating Volcanoes Everywhere: Australia's Owen Gun Story; Index
Subjects
- Military engineering -- History -- 20th century -- Congresses.
- Military engineering -- History -- 19th century -- Congresses.
- Military history, Modern -- 20th century -- Congresses.
- Military history, Modern -- 19th century -- Congresses.
- Military art and science -- History -- 20th century -- Congresses.
- Military art and science -- History -- 19th century -- Congresses.