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War made new : technology, warfare, and the course of history, 1500 to today /

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A monumental, groundbreaking work of history that shows how technological and strategic revolutions have transformed the battlefield from the Spanish Armada to the War on Terror and how mastery of these innovations has shaped the rise and fall of nations and empires In "War Made New," accl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boot, Max, 1968- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Gotham Books, 2006.
Edition:Advance uncorrected proofs.
Subjects:
Military history, Modern.
Military art and science > Technological innovations.
Table of Contents:
  • Sail and shot : the Spanish Armada, July 31-September 21, 1588
  • Missile and muscle : Breitenfeld and Lützen, September 17, 1631-November 16, 1632
  • Flintlocks and forbearance : Assaye, September 23, 1803
  • Rifles and railroads : Königgrätz, July 3, 1866
  • Maxim guns and dum dums : Omdurman, September 2, 1898
  • Steel and steam : Tsushima, May 27-28, 1905
  • Tanks and terror : France, May 10-June 22, 1940
  • Flattops and torpedoes : Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
  • Superfortresses and firebombs : Tokyo, March 9-10, 1945
  • Precision and professionalism : Kuwait and Iraq, January 17-February 28, 1991
  • Special forces and horses : Afghanistan, October 7-December 6, 2001
  • Humvees and IEDs : Iraq, March 20, 2003-May 1, 2005
  • Revolutions to come
  • Sail and shot : the Spanish Armada, July 31-August 9, 1588
  • Missile and muscle : Breitenfeld and Lützen, September 17, 1631-November 16, 1632
  • Flintlocks and forbearance : Assaye, September 23, 1803
  • Rifles and railroads : Königgrätz, July 3, 1866
  • Maxim guns and dum dums : Omdurman, September 2, 1898
  • Steel and steam : Tsushima, May 27-28, 1905
  • Tanks and terror : France, May 10-June 22, 1940
  • Flattops and torpedoes : Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
  • Superfortresses and firebombs : Tokyo, March 9-10, 1945
  • Professionalism and precision : Kuwait and Iraq, January 17-February 28, 1991
  • Special forces and horses : Afghanistan, October 7-December 6, 2001
  • Humvees and I.E.D.s : Iraq, March 20, 2003-May 1, 2005.
  • Sail and shot : the Spanish Armada, July 31-August 9, 1588
  • Missile and muscle : Breitenfeld and Lützen, September 17, 1631-November 16, 1632
  • Flintlocks and forbearance : Assaye, September 23, 1803
  • Rifles and railroads : Königgrätz, July 3, 1866
  • Maxim guns and dum dums : Omdurman, September 2, 1898
  • Steel and steam : Tsushima, May 27-28, 1905
  • Tanks and terror : France, May 10-June 22, 1940
  • Flattops and torpedoes : Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
  • Superfortresses and firebombs : Tokyo, March 9-10, 1945
  • Professionalism and precision : Kuwait and Iraq, January 17-February 28, 1991
  • Special forces and horses : Afghanistan, October 7-December 6, 2001
  • Humvees and I.E.D.s : Iraq, March 20, 2003-May 1, 2005.