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In an illuminating study that blends diplomatic, military, technology, and business history, Jonathan Reed Winkler shows how U.S. officials during World War I discovered the enormous value of global communications. At the outbreak of war in 1914, British control of the cable network affected the Ame...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Winkler, Jonathan Reed, 1975- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
Edición:First Harvard University Press paperback edition.
Colección:Harvard historical studies ; v. 162.
Temas:
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > United States.
World War, 1914-1918 > Diplomatic history.
National security > United States > History > 20th century.
Strategy > History > 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 > Communications.
Communication, International > History > 20th century.
Communication in politics > United States > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Histoire diplomatique.
Stratégie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Communications.
Communication internationale > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Communication politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Communication in politics.
Communication, International.
Communications, Military.
Diplomatic history.
Diplomatic relations.
National security.
Strategy.
United States > Foreign relations > 1913-1921.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1913-1921.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Maps and Figures
  • Introduction
  • ONE The Information Network and the Outbreak of War
  • TWO Neutrality and Vulnerability
  • THREE Security and Radios
  • FOUR At War in Europe
  • FIVE In Pursuit of Cables to Asia and the Americas
  • SIX Radio, the Navy, and Latin America
  • SEVEN The Quest for Independence
  • EIGHT The Illusion of Success
  • Conclusion
  • Abbreviations
  • Primary Sources
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index.

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