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Camp Colt to Desert Storm : the history of U.S. armored forces /

The tank revolutionized the battlefield in World War II. In the years since, additional technological developments--including nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, computer assisted firing, and satellite navigation--have continued to transform the face of combat. The only complete history of U.S. arm...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hofmann, George F., Starry, Donn A. (Donn Albert), 1925-2011
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, [1999]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The tank revolutionized the battlefield in World War II. In the years since, additional technological developments--including nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, computer assisted firing, and satellite navigation--have continued to transform the face of combat. The only complete history of U.S. armed forces from the advent of the tank in battle during World War I to the campaign to drive Iraq out of Kuwait in 1991, Camp Colt to Desert Storm traces the development of doctrine for operations at the tactical and operational levels of war and translates this fighting doctrine into the developm.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxii, 633 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references ([563]-582) and index.
ISBN:9780813146577
0813146577
9780813146584
0813146585