LEADER 04216nam 22007934a 450 001 9910822970503321 005 20240516124422.0 010 $a0-8147-4386-2 010 $a0-585-43460-3 024 7 $a10.18574/nyu/9780814743867 035 $a(CKB)111056486727284 035 $a(EBL)865581 035 $a(OCoLC)779828136 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000268966 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11218195 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000268966 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10243363 035 $a(PQKB)10336330 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC865581 035 $a(OCoLC)51232330 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse10714 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL865581 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10032504 035 $a(DE-B1597)547791 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780814743867 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056486727284 100 $a20001117d2001 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aWar in the age of technology$b[electronic resource] $emyriad faces of modern armed conflict /$fedited by Geoffrey Jensen and Andrew Wiest 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cNew York University Press$dc2001 215 $a1 online resource (407 p.) 225 1 $aThe world of war 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8147-4251-3 311 $a0-8147-4250-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; acknowledgments; Introduction: The Meaning of War in a Technological Age; part i: Technology and the Military: On and Off the Battlefield; 1. Infantry Armament and the Perception of Tactical Need, 1789-1918; 2. Technology, Industry, and War, 1945-1991; 3. The Impact of Communications and the Media on the Art of War since 1815; part ii: The Myriad Faces of Total War; 4. The Morale of the British Army on the Western Front,1914-18: A Case Study in the Importance of the"Human Factor" in Twentieth-Century Total War; 5. Not All Beer and Skittles? Everyday Life and Leisure on the Western Front 327 $a6. The Indian Corps on the Western Front:A Reconsideration 7. The Somme in British History; 8. The Elusive Victory: The BEF and the Operational Level of War, September 1918; 9. Scientists at War: The Development of Radar and Jet Propulsion in Britain; 10. War and Black Memory: World War II and the Origins of the Civil Rights Movement; part iii: The Nuclear Age: Myriad Faces of Limited War; 11. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Legacy of War; 12. Iraq: A Third-World Superpower?; 13. Russia and Warfare in the Postindustrial Age; contributors; index 330 $aTechnology of one kind or another has always been a central ingredient in war. The Spartan king Archidamus, for instance, reacted with alarm when first witnessing a weapon that could shoot darts through the air. And yet during the past two centuries technology has played an unprecedented role in military affairs and thinking, and in the overall conduct of war. In addition, the impact of new technology on warfare has brought major social and cultural changes. This volume explores the relationship between war, technology, and modern society over the course of the last several centuries. The two 410 0$aWorld of war. 606 $aWar 606 $aMilitary art and science$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aMilitary art and science$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aMilitary art and science$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aTechnology$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aTechnology$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aTechnology$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aWar. 615 0$aMilitary art and science$xHistory 615 0$aMilitary art and science$xHistory 615 0$aMilitary art and science$xHistory 615 0$aTechnology$xHistory 615 0$aTechnology$xHistory 615 0$aTechnology$xHistory 676 $a355.02 701 $aJensen$b Geoffrey$f1965-$01653008 701 $aWiest$b Andrew A$0749407 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822970503321 996 $aWar in the age of technology$94004042 997 $aUNINA