Bibliograph

War made new, technology, warfare, and the course of history, 1500 to today, Max Boot

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War made new, technology, warfare, and the course of history, 1500 to today, Max Boot

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

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Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

War made new

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

69104262

Responsibility statement

Max Boot

Sub title

technology, warfare, and the course of history, 1500 to today

Table Of Contents

Sail and shot : the Spanish Armada, July 31-August 9, 1588 -- Missile and muscle : Breitenfeld and Lutzen, September 17, 1631-November 16, 1632 -- Flintlocks and forbearance : Assaye, September 23, 1803 -- Rifles and railroads : Koniggratz, 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 -- Professionalism and precision : Kuwait and Iraq, January 17-February 28, 1991 -- Special forces and horses : Afghanistan, October 7-December 6, 2001 -- Humvees and I.E.D.s : Iraq, March 20, 2003-May 1, 2005

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