Misguided weapons : technological failure and surprise on the battlefield /

Technological failure results when one side in a conflict does not fully grasp the potential impact of known, or even familiar, weapons in the enemyÆs hands. In most cases, such failure resulted from higher officialsÆ ignorance or their total misunderstanding of the importance and relevance of such...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lorber, Azriel, 1935-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brassey's, ©2002.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
War.
Technology.
Military weapons.
Surprise (Military science)
Military art and science > History.
Military history, Modern.
Armed Conflicts
Technology
Guerre.
Technologie.
Armes de guerre.
Surprise (Science militaire)
Art et science militaires > Histoire.
Histoire militaire moderne et contemporaine.
martial arms.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Military art and science
Military history, Modern
Military weapons
War
Waffe
Mechanisches Versagen
Schlacht
Technik
Versagen
Geschichte
Militärteknik.
Krigföring.
Vapen.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Technological failure results when one side in a conflict does not fully grasp the potential impact of known, or even familiar, weapons in the enemyÆs hands. In most cases, such failure resulted from higher officialsÆ ignorance or their total misunderstanding of the importance and relevance of such technology and science as well as of their application to warfare. Technological failure is also the root cause of technological surprise. While operational surprise on the battlefield poses grave problems, technological surprise is far more serious, because, as Azriel Lorber explains, it often lead.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 293 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-279) and index.
ISBN:9781612342115
1612342116

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