The means to kill : essays on the interdependence of war and technology from ancient Rome to the age of drones / edited by Gerrit Dworok and Frank Jacob.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dworok, Gerrit, 1983- editor.

Jacob, Frank, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Military art and science.

Military weapons--Technological innovations.

Military weapons.

Military history.

Military art and science--Technological innovations.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

vii, 304 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Essays on the interdependence of war and technology from ancient Rome to the age of drones

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]

Summary:

"Throughout human history, technological innovation has functioned as a driver of civilization and inspired many people's belief in progress. Featuring conference papers and articles by specialists in military history from around the world, this collection of new essays examines the interdependence between war and technology from a number of regional perspectives"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Ancient Rome and the Medieval Ages

Ancient Naval Artillery Support / Jorit Winties Winties, Jorit 17

Stirrup, Composite Bow and Traction Trebuchet: Some Remarks on the Interdependence of War and Technology in the Early Middle Ages / Christian Scholl Scholl, Christian 30

The Medieval Arms Race: The Confrontation of Orient and Occident in the Crusades and the Reconquista / Thomas Schuetz Schuetz, Thomas 45

Gunpowder and Cannons: Gunnery in the Late Middle Ages / Marc-André Karpienski Karpienski, Marc-André 57

Mining and Warfare: An Overview of Centuries of Interdependence / Olaf Wagener Wagener, Olaf 71

Part II The Age of the World Wars

The German Navy League, Navalism and the Perception of the Imperial German Navy as a Technological Masterpiece, 1898-1914 / Sebastian Diziol Diziol, Sebastian 85

The Soviet Propaganda Film as an Instrument of Warfare: Sergey Eisenstein's Montage Technique and the "Global Civil War of Ideologies" / Gerrit Dworok Dworok, Gerrit 98

Four Technical Artifacts of the Great War / Kurt Möser Möser, Kurt 111

The Special Operations Executive (SOE) and the Use and Abuse of Peacetime Technology, 1940-45: A Case Study of Unconventional Warfare / Roderick Bailey Bailey, Roderick 126

The Liberal Attraction to Technological Progress and the RAF / Tomáš Kucera Kucera, Tomáš 137

Resource Policy and Technical Understanding: Aspects of Hitler's Wartime Economy / Eckehard Dworok Dworok, Eckehard 153

Part III The Cold War

A Weapon Changed the World: The AK-47 and the Consequences for Asymmetric Warfare / Frank Jacob Jacob, Frank 169

Tous Azimuts: Yugoslavia's Defense Policy in the Cold War / James Horncastle Horncastle, James 182

Technology, Warfare and Intra-Alliance Rivalry: The U.S.-West German Main Battle Tank Harmonization in the 1970s / Benedict Von Bremen Bremen, Benedict Von 197

Equipping the Marine Corps for the 21st Century, 1975-1990 / Nathan R. Packard Packard, Nathan R. 210

From AirLand Battle to Effects-Based Operations: United States Air Force and Army Doctrine Development from 1980 to 2001 / Daniel Fuhrer Fuhrer, Daniel 228

Part IV The Age of "New Wars"

Technology and War: Nanotechnology, Precision and Globalization / Jeffrey M. Shaw Shaw, Jeffrey M. 245

The Fallacy of Humane Killing: Interwar Debates About Air Power and Twenty-First Century "Killer Robots" / Adam Page Page, Adam 260

Death from the Skies: A Just-War Perspective on the Rise of Unmanned Weapons Systems and the Reduction of Combatant and Noncombatant Casualties / Timothy J. Demy Demy, Timothy J. 277.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786497171

0786497173

OCLC:

934232581