Engineering war and peace in modern Japan, 1868-1964 /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nishiyama, Takashi, 1969-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Military engineering > Japan > History > 19th century.
Military engineering > Japan > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Engineering and construction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Japan.
Railroad engineering > Japan > History > 20th century.
Railroads > Japan > Design and construction > History > 20th century.
Railroads > Japan > History > 20th century.
Génie militaire > Japon > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Génie militaire > Japon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Génie et construction.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Japon.
Chemins de fer > Japon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Military engineering
Railroad engineering
Railroads > Design and construction
Japan
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : technology and culture, war and peace
  • Designing engineering education for war, 1868-1942
  • Navy engineers and the air war, 1919-1942
  • Engineers for the kamikaze air war, 1943-1945
  • Integrating wartime experience in postwar Japan, 1945-1952
  • Former military engineers in in the postwar Japanese national railways, 1945-1955
  • Opposition movements of former military engineers in the postwar railway industry, 1945-1957
  • Former military engineers and the development of the shinkansen, 1957-1964
  • Conclusion : legacy of war and defeat.

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