Missed signals on the Western Front : how the slow adoption of wireless restricted British strategy and operations in World War I /
This work points primarily to the British Army's institutional bias against wireless communication as the technology's downfall, reinforced by the crude, unreliable wireless sets with which the army began the war. It also demonstrates how improved wireless communications between infantry,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, N.C :
McFarland & Company,
[2010]
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| Summary: | This work points primarily to the British Army's institutional bias against wireless communication as the technology's downfall, reinforced by the crude, unreliable wireless sets with which the army began the war. It also demonstrates how improved wireless communications between infantry, command, artillery and air observation could have improved the flexibility, accuracy and effectiveness of British strategy. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780786449378 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786449373 (softcover : alk. paper) |