American arsenal : a century of waging war /

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When America declared war on Germany in 1917, the United States had only 200,000 men under arms, a twentieth of the German army's strength, and its planes were no match for the German air force. Less than a century later, the United States today has by far the world's largest military budg...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Coffey, Patrick
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford [England] : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Temas:
1900-1999
Military weapons > Research > United States > History.
Military weapons > United States > History > 20th century.
Weapons systems > Technological innovations > United States > History.
Inventors > United States > History > 20th century.
Military research > United States > Case studies.
History, Military > United States > 20th century.
Armes de guerre > Recherche > États-Unis > Histoire.
Armes de guerre > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Systèmes d'armes > Innovations > États-Unis > Histoire.
Inventeurs > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
History, Military.
Inventors.
Military research.
Military weapons.
Military weapons > Research.
Weapons systems > Technological innovations.
United States.
Case studies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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