Men, Machines & WarWilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 1988 M11 30 - 219 páginas Using examples from the last two centuries, this collection of essays discusses the close links between technology and war. In the opening essay, distinguished historian William H. McNeill demonstrates the extent to which military technology has often led to differentiations among people, both within and between societies. The other studies examine various aspects of weapons technology, drawing on the history of the armed forces of Britain, Prussia, and Australia, among others. Some of these illustrate how the adoption of new weaponry frequently depended as much on national pride and party politics as it did on the purely technical merits of the weapons involved; that financial considerations became increasingly primary in technological developments in British army after World War I; and that decisions made prior to 1939 about the aviation technology to be developed for military purposes largely determined what kind of the RAF was able to fight. The chapter by Dr. G.R. Lindsay, the Chief of the Operational Research and Analysis Establishment at the Department of National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, makes the case that, with nuclear weapons added to the scene, the impact of technology on international security has never been as great as at present, and that the competition of nations seeking the technological edge in weaponry threatens to destabilize the precarious balance that has existed since 1945. |
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... close links between technology and war . In the opening essay , distin- guished historian William H. McNeill demonstrates the extent to which military technology has often led to differentiations among people , both within and between ...
... close neighbours . Focusing on what he calls the " deeper past , " McNeill demonstrates that technology and its costs have served to differentiate mankind . On the one hand , within societies , those who can afford the technology of ...
... close link between politics and technology , as well as the spillover which such a link can have in civil - military relations . The fact that the Owen was the choice of the politicians ( for a variety of reasons ) and not the choice of ...
... close affinity or much real liking . But good paymasters were precious in a perilous world , and expected to be obeyed . Nearly always , they were.1 4 In the time of the Sung Dynasty ( 960-1279 ) , Chinese mandarins performed an ...
... close adherence to Continental models . Of the many contemporary writings which illustrate this approach , we may cite those of Charles Brackenbury and C. B. Mayne . Brackenbury , according to his brother Henry , was one of the few ...
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Observations on the Dialectics of British Tactics 190445 | 49 |
The Royal Navy and Technological Change 18151945 | 75 |
The Influence of Technology on Airpower 191945 | 93 |
Artillery from 1815 to 1914 | 113 |
Technology Society and International Security Since 1945 | 153 |
Australias Owen Gun Story | 183 |
Index | 215 |