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

Title
War made new : technology, warfare, and the course of history, 1500 to today / Max Boot.
Author
Boot, Max, 1968-
Publication
New York : Gotham Books, c2006.

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Description
624 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps; 25 cm.
Subjects
Note
  • "A Council on Foreign Relations book"--Jacket.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [481]-516) and index.
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.
Call Number
JFE 07-404
ISBN
1592402224
LCCN
  • 2006015518
  • 9781592402229
OCLC
  • 69104262
  • vendorOCM69104262
Author
Boot, Max, 1968-
Title
War made new : technology, warfare, and the course of history, 1500 to today / Max Boot.
Imprint
New York : Gotham Books, c2006.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [481]-516) and index.
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Table of contents only
Other Standard Identifier
9781592402229
Research Call Number
JFE 07-404
JSE 07-163
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