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War and technology

Black, Jeremy, 1955-

War and technology [electronic resource] / Jeremy Black. - Bloomington and Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, [2013] - 1 online resource (pages cm)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the key themes -- Early modern western warships: technologies of power projection and lethality -- Gunpowder technology, 1490-1800 -- Firepower, steamships, railways, telegraphs, radio: technologies of killing, logistics, command, and control, 1775-1945 -- The internal combustion engine: the technology of decentralized power, 1910-2013 -- A new sphere: air power, 1903-2013 -- Revolution, transformation, and the present -- Into the future -- Conclusions -- Postscript.

9780253009890


Military art and science--Technological innovations--History.
Military art and science--History.
Military weapons--History.


Electronic books.

U800 / .B573 2013

355/.07