Torpedo : inventing the military-industrial complex in the United States and Great Britain /

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In a bold reappraisal, Katherine Epstein uncovers the origins of the "military-industrial complex" not in the Cold War but in the decades before WWI, as the United States and Great Britain struggled to perfect a crucial new weapon: the self-propelled torpedo. Torpedo R & D sparked inte...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Epstein, Katherine C., 1982-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014.
Temas:
United States. > Navy > Weapons systems > History > 20th century.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > Weapons systems > History > 20th century.
États-Unis. > Navy > Systèmes d'armes > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy.
United States. > Navy.
1900-1999
Torpedoes > United States > Design and construction > History > 20th century.
Torpedoes > Great Britain > Design and construction > History > 20th century.
Weapons systems > Technological innovations > Case studies.
World War, 1939-1945 > Equipment and supplies.
Military-industrial complex > United States > History > 20th century.
Military-industrial complex > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Systèmes d'armes > Innovations > Études de cas.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Matériel.
Complexes militaro-industriels > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Complexes militaro-industriels > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > Naval.
Armed Forces > Weapons systems.
Equipment and supplies.
Military-industrial complex.
Weapons systems > Technological innovations.
Great Britain.
United States.
Case studies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • America's weapons of the weak
  • Britain's weapons of the strong
  • The U.S. Navy and the emergence of command technology
  • The Royal Navy and the quest for reach
  • Command technology on trial in the United States
  • A very bad gap in Britain
  • Conclusion.

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