War made new : technology, warfare, and the course of history, 1500 to today /
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| Author / Creator: | Boot, Max, 1968- |
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| Imprint: | New York : Gotham Books, c2006. |
| Description: | 624 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6119830 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Maps
- Author's Note
- Prologue: The Blitzkrieg of 1494
- Introduction: Revolutions in Military Affairs
- Part I. The Gunpowder Revolution
- The Rise of the Gunpowder Age
- 1. Sail and Shot: The Spanish Armada, July 31-September 21, 1588
- 2. Missile and Muscle: Breitenfeld and Lutzen, September 17, 1631-November 16, 1632
- 3. Flintlocks and Forbearance: Assaye, September 23, 1803
- The Consequences of the Gunpowder Revolution
- Part II. The First Industrial Revolution
- The Rise of the Industrial Age
- 4. Rifles and Railroads: Koniggratz, July 3, 1866
- 5. Maxim Guns and Dum Dums: Omdurman, September 2, 1898
- 6. Steel and Steam: Tsushima, May 27-28, 1905
- The Consequences of the Industrial Revolution
- Part III. The Second Industrial Revolution
- The Rise of the Second Industrial Age
- 7. Tanks and Terror: France, May 10-June 22, 1940
- 8. Flattops and Torpedoes: Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
- 9. Superfortresses and Firebombs: Tokyo, March 9-10, 1945
- The Consequences of the Second Industrial Revolution
- Part IV. The Information Revolution
- The Rise of the Information Age
- 10. Precision and Professionalism: Kuwait and Iraq, January 17-February 28, 1991
- 11. Special Forces and Horses: Afghanistan, October 7-December 6, 2001
- 12. Humvees and IEDs: Iraq, March 20, 2003-May 1, 2005
- The Consequences of the Information Revolution
- Part V. Revolutions Past, Present, Future
- 13. Revolutions to Come
- Epilogue: Five Hundred Years and Counting: What the Past Teaches About the Future
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Index
