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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... doctrine suggested that technology should be employed . Of the possibilities considered by the artillerists , as Showalter shows clearly , the choice was determined by what kind of war was expected , and this choice in turn determined ...
... doctrine . The emergence of this doctrine was affected by the enormous expansion of the British Army , an expansion which required a changed command structure . A blend of new technology and new organization yielded new doctrine . In ...
... doctrine , such rapid change meant that there were many possible futures . Without major naval wars to guide them , the Admi- ralty made a virtue out of a traditional vice and refused to consider doctrine seriously . While World War I ...
... doctrine and usage . Technology , of course , did not exist in a vacuum . Financial con- straints have been mentioned , but there were others . The legality of certain aspects of air power was not clear in the interwar period ...
... doctrine were : the flexibility per- mitted to formations under fire ; the need for troops to coalesce around their nearest officer when normal divisions between units gave way in the advance ; and the latitude given to the admixture of ...
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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 |