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UNINA9910554494503321 |
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Autore |
Lindsay Jon R. |
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Information technology and military power / / Jon R. Lindsay |
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Ithaca : , : Cornell University Press, , 2021 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 291 pages) : illustrations (black and white) |
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Collana |
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Cornell studies in security affairs |
Cornell scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Military art and science - Information technology - United States |
Military art and science - Technological innovations - United States |
Information technology - Military aspects - United States |
Military art and science - Automation |
War - Technological innovations |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 2020. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: Shifting the Fog of War -- 1. The Technology Theory of Victory -- 2. A Framework for Understanding Information Practice -- 3. Strategic and Organizational Conditions for Success: The Battle of Britain -- 4. User Innovation and System Management: Aviation Mission Planning Software -- 5. Irregular Problems and Biased Solutions: Special Operations in Iraq -- 6. Increasing Complexity and Uneven Results: Drone Campaigns -- 7. Practical Implications of Information Practice -- Appendix: Methodology -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Militaries with state-of-the-art information technology sometimes bog down in confusing conflicts. To understand why, it is important to understand the micro-foundations of military power in the information age, and this is exactly what this book gives us. As the text shows, digital systems now mediate almost every effort to gather, store, display, analyze, and communicate information in military organizations. The book highlights how personnel now struggle with their own information systems as much as with the enemy. |
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