American arsenal : a century of waging war / / Patrick Coffey |
Autore | Coffey Patrick |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; NewYork : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.80973 |
Soggetto topico |
Inventors - United States - History - 20th century
Military research - United States Military weapons - Research - United States - History Military weapons - United States - History - 20th century Weapons systems - Technological innovations - United States - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-934172-9
0-19-995975-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 Cold War and the hydrogen bomb -- Missiles -- War games -- Lessons from Vietnam -- Star Wars -- Smart bombs and drones -- Epilogue. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453765603321 |
Coffey Patrick | ||
Oxford ; ; NewYork : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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American arsenal : a century of waging war / / Patrick Coffey |
Autore | Coffey Patrick |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; NewYork : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.80973 |
Soggetto topico |
Inventors - United States - History - 20th century
Military research - United States Military weapons - Research - United States - History Military weapons - United States - History - 20th century Weapons systems - Technological innovations - United States - History |
ISBN |
0-19-934172-9
0-19-995975-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 Cold War and the hydrogen bomb -- Missiles -- War games -- Lessons from Vietnam -- Star Wars -- Smart bombs and drones -- Epilogue. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790779903321 |
Coffey Patrick | ||
Oxford ; ; NewYork : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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American arsenal : a century of waging war / / Patrick Coffey |
Autore | Coffey Patrick |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; NewYork : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.80973 |
Soggetto topico |
Inventors - United States - History - 20th century
Military research - United States Military weapons - Research - United States - History Military weapons - United States - History - 20th century Weapons systems - Technological innovations - United States - History |
ISBN |
0-19-934172-9
0-19-995975-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 Cold War and the hydrogen bomb -- Missiles -- War games -- Lessons from Vietnam -- Star Wars -- Smart bombs and drones -- Epilogue. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813408103321 |
Coffey Patrick | ||
Oxford ; ; NewYork : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A history of innovation [[electronic resource] ] : U.S. Army adaptation in war and peace / / Jon T. Hoffman, general editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : Center of Military History, U.S. Army : , : For sale by the Supt. of Docs, U.S. G.P.O., , 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 171 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Altri autori (Persone) | HoffmanJon T. <1955-> |
Collana | CMH pub |
Soggetto topico | Military weapons - United States - History - 20th century |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Foreword. -- Contributors. -- Acknowledgments. -- Introduction. -- 1.M1 Garand rifle. -- 2. Radar. -- 3. The Benning revolution. -- 4. Air observation posts. -- 5. Armored force organization. -- 6. The tank destroyer. -- 7. The bazooka. -- 8. Upgunning the amphibian tank. -- 9. Conquering the hedgerows. -- 10. Special patrol groups. -- 11. Airmobility. -- 12. Airborne radio direction finding. -- 13. Artillery speed shifter. -- 14. National Training Center. -- Conclusion. -- Suggested readings. -- Index. |
Altri titoli varianti | History of Innovation |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910698409903321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : Center of Military History, U.S. Army : , : For sale by the Supt. of Docs, U.S. G.P.O., , 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Strategic inventions of the Korean War / / Cathleen Small |
Autore | Small Cathleen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Cavendish Square, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 951.90421 |
Collana | Tech in the Trenches |
Soggetto topico |
Korean War, 1950-1953 - Equipment and supplies - United States
Military weapons - United States - History - 20th century |
ISBN | 1-5026-2346-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction changing times lead to war -- The forgotten war -- The need for change -- The super bazooka -- The flak vest -- Advances in medicine -- Technology effects during the Korean War -- The technology today. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910158617703321 |
Small Cathleen | ||
New York : , : Cavendish Square, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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