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The Eye of War [electronic resource] : Military Perception from the Telescope to the Drone / Antoine Bousquet.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bousquet, Antoine J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Targeted killing.
- Military topography.
- Photography, Military.
- Fire control (Gunnery)--Optical equipment.
- Fire control (Gunnery).
- Military engineering--History.
- Military engineering.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- "This project explores how technologies of perception -- the ability to detect and to avoid detection -- have transformed modern warfare. The book spans from the Renaissance, where the rationalization of vision and space started to influence military strategy, to the present day, where combatants increasingly face off in the perceptual realm of drones and satellites as much the physical battlefield. Each chapter explores a different perceptual theme: sensing, imaging, mapping and hiding"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction : visibility equals death
- Perspective
- Sensing
- Imaging
- Mapping
- Hiding
- Conclusion : a global imperium of targeting.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4529-5804-1
- OCLC:
- 1055656441
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