624 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm
Examines how technological innovation shaped the rise and fall of empires during four historical periods, from the Gunpowder Age to the Industrial Revolution, and continues to play a pivotal role in modern warfare
"A Council on Foreign Relations book"--Back cover
"First trade paperback printing, August 2007"--Title page verso
"Previously published as a Gotham Books hardcover edition, October 2006"--Title page verso
Previously published in hardcover under title: War made new : technology, warfare, and the course of history, 1500 to today
Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-605) and index
Sail and shot : the Spanish Armada, July 31-September 21, 1588 -- Missile and muscle : Breitenfeld and Lü̈tzen, September 17, 1631-November 16, 1632 -- Flintlocks and forbearance : Assaye, September 23, 1803 -- Rifles and railroads : Kö̈niggrä̈tz, 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 -- Epilogue : five hundred years and counting : what the past teaches about the future
Examines how technological innovation shaped the rise and fall of empires during four historical periods, from the Gunpowder Age to the Industrial Revolution, and continues to play a pivotal role in modern warfare
"A Council on Foreign Relations book"--Back cover
"First trade paperback printing, August 2007"--Title page verso
"Previously published as a Gotham Books hardcover edition, October 2006"--Title page verso
Previously published in hardcover under title: War made new : technology, warfare, and the course of history, 1500 to today
Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-605) and index
Sail and shot : the Spanish Armada, July 31-September 21, 1588 -- Missile and muscle : Breitenfeld and Lü̈tzen, September 17, 1631-November 16, 1632 -- Flintlocks and forbearance : Assaye, September 23, 1803 -- Rifles and railroads : Kö̈niggrä̈tz, 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 -- Epilogue : five hundred years and counting : what the past teaches about the future
Cut-off text on some pages due too tight binding.
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