"Both general readers and military specialists . . . will find much
that is informative and thoughtful in this generally superior
collection of essays."
--"The Historian"
Technology of one kind or another has always been a central
ingredient in war. The Spartan king Archidamus, for instance,
reacted with alarm when first witnessing a weapon that could shoot
darts through the air. And yet during the past two centuries
technology has played an unprecedented role in military affairs and
thinking, and in the overall conduct of war. In addition, the
impact of new technology on warfare has brought major social and
cultural changes.
This volume explores the relationship between war, technology,
and modern society over the course of the last several centuries.
The two world wars, total conflicts in which industrial technology
took a terrible human toll, brought great changes to the practice
of organized violence among nations; even so many aspect of
military life and values remained largely unaffected. In the latter
half of the twentieth century, technology in the form of nuclear
deterrence appears to have prevented the global conflagration of
world war while complicating and fueling ferocious regional
contests.
A stimulating fusion of military and social history, extending
back to the eighteenth century, and with contributions from such
leading historians as Brian Bond, Paddy Griffith, and Neil
McMillen, War in the Age of Technology will interest lay readers
and specialists alike.
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